Progressive Choices

Analysis

Progressive Choices is a registered charity in United States, based in Las Vegas, NV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2000, 26 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 2023, Progressive Choices reported income of $2.7m and spending of $2.7m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.4m to $2.7m (+15%), an average of +3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Progressive Choices sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within NV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Neighbors in Need Inc ($2.7m), Washington County Elder Care Inc ($2.7m) and Good in the Hood ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.8% and program service revenue 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $132k (5.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $690k against liabilities of $172k, net assets of $518k. It reported 44 employees.