Community Options Enterprises Inc

Analysis

Community Options Enterprises Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Princeton, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1995, 31 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 Enterprises Inc reported income of $17.0m and spending of $16.9m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $16.8m to $17.0m (+1.1%), an average of +0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Community Options Enterprises 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 98th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Assistance Unlimited Inc ($16.9m), Florida Presbyterian Homes Inc ($17.0m) and Becoming Independent ($16.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 6.3% and program service revenue 93% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $632k (3.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $7.7m. At year end it held assets of $25.1m against liabilities of $20.8m, net assets of $4.3m. It reported 313 employees.