Community First Fund

Analysis

Community First Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Lancaster, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. 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 First Fund reported income of $19.6m and spending of $14.8m, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $8.7m to $19.6m (+125%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 258%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Community First Fund sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Poverello House ($19.4m), Valley View Haven Inc ($19.6m) and The Affordable Housing Trust for Columbus & Franklin County ($19.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 62% and program service revenue 38% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $6.3m. At year end it held assets of $150.0m against liabilities of $87.6m, net assets of $62.4m. It reported 97 employees.