Advance Community

Analysis

Advance Community is a registered charity in United States, based in Phoenix, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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 September 2023, Advance Community reported income of $1.8m and spending of $2.6m, spending 148% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $5.2m to $1.8m (-66%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income dropped by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Advance Community sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hand of Help Inc ($1.8m), Populist ($1.8m) and Mountain on Mastersroad Inc ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $160k (6.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $761k. At year end it held assets of $3.7m against liabilities of $92k, net assets of $3.6m. It reported 28 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.