City Relief Inc

Analysis

City Relief Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Clifton, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1994, 32 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 September 2023, City Relief Inc reported income of $6.6m and spending of $6.6m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $2.9m to $6.6m (+130%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income rose by 121%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, City Relief Inc sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gateway Center of Monterey County Inc ($6.6m), Waypoint Services for Women Children and Families ($6.6m) and Caring for Kids Inc ($6.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $168k (2.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.9m. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $727k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 33 employees.