Teen Challenge of Southern California

Analysis

Teen Challenge of Southern California is a registered charity in United States, based in Riverside, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 March 2023, Teen Challenge of Southern California reported income of $14.2m and spending of $15.0m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2020 to March 2023, income grew from $13.3m to $14.2m (+6.9%), an average of +2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Teen Challenge of Southern California sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% 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 Community Health Net ($14.2m), Tennessee Voices for Children ($14.2m) and Home Care Partners Inc ($14.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 72% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $308k (2.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.1m. At year end it held assets of $18.2m against liabilities of $1.8m, net assets of $16.4m. It reported 124 employees.