Sojourner Center

Analysis

Sojourner Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Phoenix, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1978, 48 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 September 2023, Sojourner Center reported income of $6.5m and spending of $6.4m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $5.5m to $6.5m (+18%), an average of +4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Sojourner Center 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 93rd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Willow Domestic Violence Center of Greater Rochester Inc ($6.5m), South Suburban Pads ($6.5m) and Center for Special Needs TR Administration Inc ($6.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $3.0m. At year end it held assets of $10.2m against liabilities of $4.2m, net assets of $6.0m. It reported 129 employees.