The Arc of Butte County

Analysis

The Arc of Butte County is a registered charity in United States, based in Chico, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1954, 72 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, The Arc of Butte County reported income of $13.0m and spending of $12.1m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $9.3m to $13.0m (+40%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 18%. 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, The Arc of Butte County sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Connection of Northeast Oregon ($13.0m), James L West Presbyterian Special Care Center ($13.0m) and Christian Care Mesa Inc ($13.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.3% and program service revenue 95% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $9.3m. At year end it held assets of $8.2m against liabilities of $3.7m, net assets of $4.5m. It reported 819 employees.