Erv Community Center Foundation

Analysis

Erv Community Center Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Fortuna, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a private non-operating foundation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Erv Community Center Foundation reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.5m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $20.3m to $1.6m (-92%), an average of -72% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 670%. Over the whole period it spent 16% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Erv Community Center Foundation sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Robert E Simon Jr Childrens Center Inc ($1.6m), Freedom Resource Center for Independent Living Inc ($1.6m) and Bridge House Inc ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 65% and program service revenue 22% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $67k (4.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $138k. At year end it held assets of $30.7m against liabilities of $11.2m, net assets of $19.5m. It reported 5 employees.