The Human Potential Center
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It reported loans to or from officers, directors or other insiders.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
Our mission is to spark the creativity love and playfulness of the Human Spirit through a variety of services that improve relationships enhance creative thinking and promote physical and emotional wellness. We believe this is one of the best ways to produce a healthier happier and more peaceful world.
- Income
- $72,976
- Spending
- $62,351
- Spent on programs
- 89%
- Reserves
- -7.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 54%
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 11
- Highest pay
- $4,244, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 40 out of 100. Higher than 9% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 32% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 15% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 32% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1589% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 29 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 82 out of 100. Higher than 81% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 5 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
No reported misuse
0 of 10Reports at least one of: diversion of assets, excess benefits, loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $16,646 spent. WORKSHOPS CLASSES & SEMINARS: We offer professionally-facilitated workshops in humanistic psychology holistic health and wellness over half of which are free. We provided a total of 1,810 participant hours of instruction in 2024 with a total of 759 participants. Of these 1,572 participant hours were free and open to the public.
- $22,201 spent. GOODWHEELCHAIRS.ORG Our GoodwheelChairs.org program makes low-cost gently-used powerchairs scooters and wheelchairs available to those who might not be able to afford mobility equipment any other way. In 2024 the chairs and other mobility equipment we distributed saved our clients $901 compared to what they might have had to pay if we didnt exist -- assuming they would have even been able to purchase a chair in the first place without our help. Furthermore by recycling the chairs to others who needed them we kept approximately 100 pounds of mobility equipment out of the landfill.
- $12,483 spent. COUNSELING & OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: Professional services based on humanistic psychology designed to promote psychological emotional physical and spiritual wellness including psychological counseling career counseling marriage relationship counseling and therapeutic massage. We provided approximately 23 such sessions which included $30 worth of pro bono work.
- $4,161 spent. WELLNESS PRODUCTS: Sale of wellnessoriented books tapes CDs and products to help people reduce stress stop smoking improve interpersonal and communication skills & learn effective selfcare techniques. We provided 9 items to the public during the year by direct sales and over the web. WEB SITE: Designing and implementing a web site that contains information for the public on wellness. Our web site currently contains 3,827 pages for the public to utilize including helpful insights on effective communication family relationships and improving ones selfesteem. Our site serves thousands of visitors each year.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 2002.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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