The Center for Investigative Reporting

Analysis

The Center for Investigative Reporting is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1975, 51 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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 Center for Investigative Reporting reported income of $16.2m and spending of $17.8m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income fell from $16.5m to $16.2m (-1.8%), an average of -0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 28%. 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, The Center for Investigative Reporting sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rappahannock Area YMCA Inc ($16.2m), Young Mens Christian Association of Muncie Indiana ($16.2m) and Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association Inc ($16.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.5m (8.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $7.1m. At year end it held assets of $12.2m against liabilities of $9.6m, net assets of $2.5m. It reported 96 employees.