Service Center for Independent Life

Analysis

Service Center for Independent Life is a registered charity in United States, based in Claremont, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1981, 45 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 September 2023, Service Center for Independent Life reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.1m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $771k to $1.1m (+41%), an average of +9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Service Center for Independent Life sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Proyecto Matria Inc ($1.1m), Catholic Charities Gallup Inc ($1.1m) and Childrens Recovery Center Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% and program service revenue 14% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $134k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $505k. At year end it held assets of $900k against liabilities of $447k, net assets of $453k. It reported 18 employees.