Community Options Inc

Analysis

Community Options Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Princeton, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1991, 35 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 Options Inc reported income of $294.5m and spending of $284.7m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $183.3m to $294.5m (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Community Options 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 100th percentile, and in the 100th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kern Regional Center ($292.7m), Early Learning Coalition of Broward County Inc ($295.1m) and Catholic Charities Diocese of Fort Worth ($289.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 3.6% and program service revenue 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $4.5m (1.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $168.6m. At year end it held assets of $207.1m against liabilities of $148.8m, net assets of $58.3m. It reported 7,441 employees.