Community Assistance Council Inc

Analysis

Community Assistance Council Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Kansas City, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1983, 43 years ago. 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 May 2023, Community Assistance Council Inc reported income of $2.6m and spending of $2.7m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from May 2020 to May 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $2.6m (+143%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2021, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Community Assistance Council Inc sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Montessori Academy at Edison Lakes Inc ($2.6m), Bright Future Foundation for Eagle County ($2.6m) and Good News Communications Inc ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending May 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $469k (17% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $353k against liabilities of $297k, net assets of $57k. It reported 21 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.