Southern California Orthopedic Research & Education Center

Analysis

Southern California Orthopedic Research & Education Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Van Nuys, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1983, 43 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 January 2024, Southern California Orthopedic Research & Education Center reported income of $196k and spending of $215k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2020 to January 2024, income grew from $171k to $196k (+14%), an average of +3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2021, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Southern California Orthopedic Research & Education Center sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 56th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ocracoke Alive Inc ($196k), Liberated Success Inc ($196k) and Applegate Nursery School ($196k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending January 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $82k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $82k.

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.