Center for Excellence in Nonprofits

Analysis

Center for Excellence in Nonprofits is a registered charity in United States, based in Redwood City, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Center for Excellence in Nonprofits reported income of $1.0m and spending of $1.3m, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $581k to $1.0m (+73%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 95%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Center for Excellence in Nonprofits sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wyoming Primary Care Association Inc ($1.0m), American Agape Foundation Inc ($1.0m) and More Than a Phone Inc ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 65% and program service revenue 34% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $155k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $381k. At year end it held assets of $639k against liabilities of $85k, net assets of $555k. It reported 12 employees.