Pukuu Cultural Community Services

Analysis

Pukuu Cultural Community Services is a registered charity in United States, based in San Fernando, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2002, 24 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, Pukuu Cultural Community Services reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.3m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $265k to $1.3m (+391%), an average of +49% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 160%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Pukuu Cultural Community Services sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Plainville Early Learning Center Inc ($1.3m), Health Alliance for the Uninsured Inc ($1.3m) and Greater Randolph Area Service Programs Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $406k. At year end it held assets of $764k against liabilities of $1,746, net assets of $763k. It reported 10 employees.