Pacific Center for Human Growth

Analysis

Pacific Center for Human Growth is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1974, 52 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, Pacific Center for Human Growth reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.4m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $1.3m (+8.4%), an average of +2.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Pacific Center for Human Growth sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Elizabeth Ballard Community Center Inc ($1.3m), Mother Goose Incorporated ($1.3m) and Nysarc Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 15% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $130k (9.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $638k. At year end it held assets of $260k against liabilities of $169k, net assets of $91k. It reported 21 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.