Cathedral Center

Analysis

Cathedral Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Cathedral Cty, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 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 December 2023, Cathedral Center reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.2m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $339k to $1.1m (+239%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Cathedral Center sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nachzik Chazak Inc ($1.1m), Bridge Builders Community Partnership Incorporated ($1.1m) and Brightmoor Alliance Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 1.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $140k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $423k. At year end it held assets of $387k against liabilities of $356k, net assets of $31k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.