Community Servings Inc

Analysis

Community Servings Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Jamaica Plain, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1992, 34 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 Servings Inc reported income of $18.0m and spending of $16.7m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $9.4m to $18.0m (+92%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Community Servings 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 97th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Metrocrest Services ($18.0m), Children and Families of Iowa ($18.0m) and Child Care Resources Inc ($18.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 67% and program service revenue 31% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $813k (4.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.4m. It paid $167k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $41.7m against liabilities of $21.2m, net assets of $20.5m. It reported 149 employees.