The Communitys Foundation

Analysis

The Communitys Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Ridley Park, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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, The Communitys Foundation reported income of $1.0m and spending of $1.4m, spending 133% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $808k to $1.0m (+29%), an average of +6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 162%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Communitys Foundation sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mental Health Coalition Inc ($1.0m), Rice County Community Foundation ($1.0m) and Green & Gold Guard ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $219k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $153k. At year end it held assets of $14.9m against liabilities of $1.7m, net assets of $13.2m. It reported 5 employees.