Community Design Collaborative of Philadelphia

Analysis

Community Design Collaborative of Philadelphia is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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 December 2023, Community Design Collaborative of Philadelphia reported income of $1.1m and spending of $577k, leaving 48% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $558k to $1.1m (+99%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 158%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Community Design Collaborative of Philadelphia sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Carbon County Action Committee for Human Services ($1.1m), Los Angeles Chargers Charities ($1.1m) and Employee Assistance Professionals Association Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 6.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $93k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $170k. At year end it held assets of $379k against liabilities of $139k, net assets of $240k. It reported 6 employees.