Civic San Diego

Analysis

Civic San Diego is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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 2024, Civic San Diego reported income of $37.8m and spending of $36.7m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $6.3m to $37.8m (+502%), an average of +57% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 127%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Civic San Diego sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Phoebe Services Inc ($37.1m), Northwest Indiana Community Action Corp ($38.2m) and Unified Housing Foundation Inc ($36.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 5.0% of the total. At year end it held assets of $22.4m against liabilities of $20.5m, net assets of $1.9m.