Ritter Center

Analysis

Ritter Center is a registered charity in United States, based in San Rafael, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1980, 46 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, Ritter Center reported income of $12.2m and spending of $9.3m, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $5.9m to $12.2m (+109%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Ritter Center 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 Lifelong Access ($12.2m), South County Home Health ($12.3m) and Alabama Council on Human Relations ($12.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 17% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $378k (4.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.2m. At year end it held assets of $13.9m against liabilities of $6.0m, net assets of $7.9m. It reported 69 employees.