Chhaya Community Development

Analysis

Chhaya Community Development is a registered charity in United States, based in Jackson Heights, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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 December 2023, Chhaya Community Development reported income of $3.6m and spending of $2.7m, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $3.6m (+99%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Chhaya Community Development sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Washington Legal Foundation ($3.6m), Connecticut Fair Housing Center Inc ($3.6m) and New York State Stop-Dwi Foundation Inc ($3.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 74% and program service revenue 26% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $333k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $3.9m against liabilities of $350k, net assets of $3.6m. It reported 29 employees.