Guidance Center Inc

Analysis

Guidance Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Flagstaff, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1971, 55 years ago. 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 September 2023, Guidance Center Inc reported income of $21.0m and spending of $21.5m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $23.4m to $21.0m (-10%), an average of -2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income dropped by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Guidance Center Inc sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Horizons in Autism Inc ($21.0m), Arc of New Jersey Inc ($21.0m) and Baton Rouge Christian Education Foundation Inc ($21.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 13% and program service revenue 86% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.9m (8.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $10.9m. At year end it held assets of $22.2m against liabilities of $5.1m, net assets of $17.0m. It reported 281 employees.