Riekes Center for Human Enhancement

Analysis

Riekes Center for Human Enhancement is a registered charity in United States, based in Menlo Park, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Riekes Center for Human Enhancement reported income of $6.8m and spending of $5.2m, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.6m to $6.8m (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 135%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Riekes Center for Human Enhancement sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Genesis Schools ($6.8m), Helios New School Inc ($6.8m) and White Pine Charter School Inc ($6.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 64% and program service revenue 33% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $213k (4.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.6m. At year end it held assets of $12.7m against liabilities of $6.4m, net assets of $6.3m. It reported 90 employees.