Secure Community Network Inc

Analysis

Secure Community Network Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. 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, Secure Community Network Inc reported income of $25.3m and spending of $21.4m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.7m to $25.3m (+576%), an average of +61% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Secure Community Network Inc sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety ($24.2m), Harris County Emergency Corps ($25.8m) and Aaa Ambulance Service ($23.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 17% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.7m (7.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $8.8m. At year end it held assets of $6.9m against liabilities of $1.8m, net assets of $5.2m. It reported 105 employees.