San Diego Center for Children

Analysis

San Diego Center for Children is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1936, 90 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, San Diego Center for Children reported income of $28.9m and spending of $29.1m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $22.5m to $28.9m (+29%), an average of +6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, San Diego Center for Children sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency ($28.9m), Foodbank of Santa Barbara County ($28.9m) and Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health Inc ($28.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 15% and program service revenue 85% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $395k (1.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $18.5m. It paid $28k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $24.5m against liabilities of $7.9m, net assets of $16.6m. It reported 542 employees.