Volunteer Center of Santa Cruz County

Analysis

Volunteer Center of Santa Cruz County is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Cruz, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1970, 56 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 June 2023, Volunteer Center of Santa Cruz County reported income of $5.2m and spending of $5.1m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $4.1m to $5.2m (+25%), an average of +5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Volunteer Center of Santa Cruz County sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Internet Security Research Group ($5.2m), The Horsepark at Woodside Ltd ($5.2m) and Cattaraugus Co Project Head Start Cattaragus and Wyoming Co PR ($5.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $189k (3.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.3m. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $763k, net assets of $986k. It reported 77 employees.