Bill Wilson Center

Analysis

Bill Wilson Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Clara, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Bill Wilson Center reported income of $26.8m and spending of $26.8m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $20.4m to $26.8m (+32%), an average of +7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Bill Wilson Center sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Marion-Polk Food Share Inc ($26.8m), Montgomery Hospice Inc ($26.8m) and The Baptist Home ($26.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 7.1% and program service revenue 93% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $929k (3.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $11.9m. At year end it held assets of $25.9m against liabilities of $9.3m, net assets of $16.6m. It reported 291 employees.