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DEBTWAVE CREDIT COUNSELING INC DBA SAN DIEGO FINANCIAL LITERACY CENT

DEBTWAVE CREDIT COUNSELING INC DBA SAN DIEGO FINANCIAL LITERACY CENT, of ESCONDIDO, CA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $3.2M in revenue, $2.6M in expenses, $959K in total assets. 9 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $198K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 912156504 ESCONDIDO, CA Financial Counseling NTEE: P51 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.2M
Total Expenses$2.6M
Total Assets$959K
Grant Records9
Funding Total$198K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

IT IS OUR COMMITMENT TO EDUCATE ON THE PROPER USE OF CREDIT THROUGH BUDGET MANAGEMENT, TO OFFER SOUND COUNSELING AND TO ASSIST CLIENTS TO REDUCE AND ELIMINATE DEBT. WE EDUCATE AND EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO MAKE SOUND FINANCIAL DECISIONS AND DEVELOP POSITIVE PERSONAL FINANCE HABITS FOR LIFE.

Where $100 goes at Debtwave Credit Counseling Inc DBA San Diego Financial Literacy Cent

How Debtwave Credit Counseling Inc DBA San Diego Financial Literacy Cent divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$83 Programs the work itself
$17 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $83 for programs

$81
The organization provides one on one counseling sessions for their clients
98% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 2,173 counseling sessions
$2
The organization has a robust education and outreach which is built around a comprehensive personal financial education platformthat focuses on the overall financial health of its constituents, including…
2% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

Chairman Antony Murigu
BOARD MEMBER Brianna Leissoo
Secretary Doug Tokarik
BOARD MEMBER James Marsh
Treasurer John Casarietti
Executive Dir. Michael Marsden

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$10,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$188,000 8 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $3.2M $2.6M $959K
2024 $2.6M $2.6M $421K
2023 $2.9M $3.5M $524K
2022 $3.2M $3.6M $1.0M
2021 $5.2M $4.4M $1.6M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $5.2M to $3.2M (-39%), with total assets most recently reported at $959K.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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