Full Circle of Choices

Analysis

Full Circle of Choices is a registered charity in United States, based in Concord, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 April 2023, Full Circle of Choices reported income of $4.9m and spending of $3.4m, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2019 to April 2023, income grew from $2.3m to $4.9m (+115%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 52%. 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, Full Circle of Choices sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Quality Care Resource & Referral Services Inc ($4.9m), Elizabeths New Life Center Inc ($4.9m) and Florida Dream Center Inc ($4.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending April 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 22% and program service revenue 78% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $211k (6.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.5m. At year end it held assets of $2.8m against liabilities of $351k, net assets of $2.4m. It reported 108 employees.