Community Works West Inc

Analysis

Community Works West Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 Works West Inc reported income of $4.4m and spending of $4.6m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $5.3m to $4.4m (-17%), an average of -4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income dropped by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Community Works West Inc sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Life Pieces to Masterpieces ($4.4m), World Science Foundation ($4.5m) and National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States ($4.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 5.4% and program service revenue 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $251k (5.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.5m. At year end it held assets of $5.0m against liabilities of $1.8m, net assets of $3.2m. It reported 69 employees.