Take Charge America Inc

Analysis

Take Charge America Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Phoenix, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Take Charge America Inc reported income of $7.5m and spending of $7.6m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income fell from $8.1m to $7.5m (-7.8%), an average of -1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 99%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Take Charge America Inc sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Resource for Education Advocacy Communication and Housing ($7.5m), Elderbridge Agency on Aging ($7.5m) and Minnesota Child Care Resource and Referral Network ($7.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 38% and program service revenue 48% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $588k (7.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.3m. At year end it held assets of $31.3m against liabilities of $2.2m, net assets of $29.2m. It reported 88 employees.