SCM Community Transportation Inc

Analysis

SCM Community Transportation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Somerville, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1981, 45 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, SCM Community Transportation Inc reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.3m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $1.7m to $1.3m (-26%), an average of -7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income dropped by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, SCM Community Transportation Inc sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 81st percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Green River Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department Inc ($1.3m), The Open Link Inc ($1.3m) and Drug Prevention Resource Center Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 18% and program service revenue 82% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $670k. At year end it held assets of $601k against liabilities of $650k, net assets of -$49k. It reported 31 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.