Community Specialists Corporation

Analysis

Community Specialists Corporation is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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 Specialists Corporation reported income of $11.3m and spending of $12.4m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $13.0m to $11.3m (-13%), an average of -3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Community Specialists Corporation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Committee to Protect Journalists Inc ($11.2m), Community Legal Services ($11.3m) and Descendants Truth and Reconciliation Trust ($11.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.9% and program service revenue 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $277k (2.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.9m. At year end it held assets of $10.1m against liabilities of $3.0m, net assets of $7.0m. It reported 159 employees.