Southwestern Community Services Inc

Analysis

Southwestern Community Services Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Keene, NH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1966, 60 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 May 2023, Southwestern Community Services Inc reported income of $26.6m and spending of $26.8m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2019 to May 2023, income grew from $15.6m to $26.6m (+71%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2021, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Southwestern Community Services Inc sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within NH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Capstone Community Action Inc ($26.5m), Person Centered Care Services Inc ($26.6m) and Young Mens Christian Association of Metropolitan Denver ($26.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending May 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $309k (1.2% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $17.8m against liabilities of $7.0m, net assets of $10.8m. It reported 203 employees.