Strategic Concepts in Organizing and Policy Education

Analysis

Strategic Concepts in Organizing and Policy Education is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1998, 28 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, Strategic Concepts in Organizing and Policy Education reported income of $1.9m and spending of $2.5m, spending 133% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.0m to $1.9m (-9.4%), an average of -2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Strategic Concepts in Organizing and Policy Education sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include CGCC Foundation Inc ($1.9m), The Center for Social Capital Inc ($1.9m) and Piedmont Womens Center ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 66% and program service revenue 33% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $129k (5.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $8.9m against liabilities of $127k, net assets of $8.8m. It reported 112 employees.