Progressive Community Services

Analysis

Progressive Community Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Verona, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 December 2023, Progressive Community Services reported income of $2.3m and spending of $2.5m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $2.3m (+32%), an average of +7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Progressive Community Services sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Riverview Childrens Center ($2.3m), Carson Valley Community Food Closet Inc ($2.3m) and Lighthouse Counseling and Family Resource Center ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $170k (6.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. At year end it held assets of $965k against liabilities of $30k, net assets of $935k. It reported 29 employees.