Community Strategies Group

Analysis

Community Strategies Group is a registered charity in United States, based in Bloomsburg, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2000, 26 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 December 2023, Community Strategies Group reported income of $4.2m and spending of $2.9m, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.0m to $4.2m (+110%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Community Strategies Group sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 90th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Campbell-Stone North Apartments Inc ($4.2m), The Lamb Foundation ($4.2m) and Colony Care Senior Living Inc ($4.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 43% and program service revenue 56% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $139k (4.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $750k. At year end it held assets of $23.2m against liabilities of $15.4m, net assets of $7.9m. It reported 23 employees.