Community Service Society of New York

Analysis

Community Service Society of New York is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1939, 87 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 June 2023, Community Service Society of New York reported income of $34.2m and spending of $39.0m, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $28.6m to $34.2m (+20%), an average of +4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Community Service Society of New York 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 NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Notre Dame Health Care Center Inc ($34.2m), Human Services Association ($34.4m) and North Coast Opportunities Inc ($34.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 0.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $2.4m (6.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $12.5m. It paid $78k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $249.0m against liabilities of $7.1m, net assets of $241.9m. It reported 175 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.