Community Security Service

Analysis

Community Security Service is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2008, 18 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 December 2023, Community Security Service reported income of $2.8m and spending of $3.5m, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $337k to $2.8m (+718%), an average of +69% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 483%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Community Security Service 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 85th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ronald McDonald House of Charlotte Inc ($2.8m), Turning Point Alcohol & Drug Education Program Inc ($2.8m) and Crosswinds Inc ($2.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $950k (27% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $3.7m against liabilities of $89k, net assets of $3.6m. It reported 18 employees.