West Side Citizens Organization

Analysis

West Side Citizens Organization is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Paul, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1978, 48 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, West Side Citizens Organization reported income of $803k and spending of $1.1m, spending 137% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $258k to $803k (+211%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 149%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, West Side Citizens Organization sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Silicon Couloir ($803k), Re-Store Warehouse Inc ($803k) and Singing River Trail ($803k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $114k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $397k. It paid $26k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $704k against liabilities of $72k, net assets of $632k. It reported 9 employees.