Community Development Center

Analysis

Community Development Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Shelbyville, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 Development Center reported income of $2.6m and spending of $2.6m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.2m to $2.6m (+23%), an average of +5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Community Development Center 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 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Enterprise Zone Education and Training Center Corporation ($2.6m), Family Sharing of Ozaukee Co Inc ($2.6m) and Cromartie Group Home Inc ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 18% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $237k, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 68 employees.