Southern California Council of Chinese Schools

Analysis

Southern California Council of Chinese Schools is a registered charity in United States, based in City Industry, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1978, 48 years ago. 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 September 2023, Southern California Council of Chinese Schools reported income of $75k and spending of $85k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $196k to $75k (-62%), an average of -21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Southern California Council of Chinese Schools sits at the 29th percentile: it is larger than about 29% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 29th percentile, and in the 32nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lawrence Christian Center Inc ($75k), Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists Foundation ($75k) and Scottish American Society of Dunedin ($75k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 52% and program service revenue 48% of the total. At year end it held assets of $332k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $332k.