Cypress Mandela Training Center

Analysis

Cypress Mandela Training Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Cypress Mandela Training Center reported income of $2.0m and spending of $2.2m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $2.0m (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Cypress Mandela Training Center sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Rodeph Sholom School Inc ($2.0m), Marylhurst Early Childhood Center Incorporated ($2.0m) and Education Evolving ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% and program service revenue 20% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $126k (5.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $695k. At year end it held assets of $458k against liabilities of $338k, net assets of $120k. It reported 12 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.