Community Service Alliance

Analysis

Community Service Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in Cleveland, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. 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 Alliance reported income of $388k and spending of $429k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $311k to $388k (+25%), an average of +5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Community Service Alliance sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Goodwill Industries of Acadiana Housing Corporation ($388k), Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio Marion Place I Housing Inc ($388k) and PVM Kalamazoo Senior Non Profit Housing Corporation ($388k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 64% and program service revenue 36% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $84k (20% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $55k. At year end it held assets of $308k against liabilities of $14k, net assets of $294k. It reported 2 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.