Tulare Emergency Aid Council

Analysis

Tulare Emergency Aid Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Tulare, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1964, 62 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 December 2023, Tulare Emergency Aid Council reported income of $995k and spending of $1.0m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.6m to $995k (-38%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Tulare Emergency Aid Council sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Union of Operating Engineers Local 926 Joint Apprenti ($995k), Lions Business Oppertunities for the Missouri Blind Inc ($995k) and Cameron Community Ministries Inc ($995k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $28k (2.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $22k. At year end it held assets of $116k against liabilities of $108k, net assets of $7,736. It reported 2 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.