Cef Norcal

Analysis

Cef Norcal is a registered charity in United States, based in Grass Valley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1956, 70 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a church under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Cef Norcal reported income of $2.0m and spending of $2.0m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $2.0m (+67%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Cef Norcal sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Homme Heights Inc ($2.0m), Summit Health & Management Corporation ($2.0m) and Wny Heroes Inc ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 108% and program service revenue 2.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $83k (4.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $851k against liabilities of $180k, net assets of $671k. It reported 38 employees.