Volunteer Center of Kern County Inc

Analysis

Volunteer Center of Kern County Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Bakersfield, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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 December 2023, Volunteer Center of Kern County Inc reported income of $190k and spending of $202k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $196k to $190k (-2.9%), an average of -1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Volunteer Center of Kern County Inc sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 55th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Clarion Foundation for Community Improvement Inc ($190k), Good Sense NFP ($190k) and Wiregrass Electric Cooperative Inc Charitable Foundation Inc ($190k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 58% and program service revenue 36% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $44k (22% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $64k. At year end it held assets of $31k against liabilities of $34k, net assets of -$3,283. It reported 4 employees.