Community Based Connections

Analysis

Community Based Connections is a registered charity in United States, based in Pembrook Pines, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2009, 17 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 Based Connections reported income of $2.8m and spending of $2.4m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $2.8m (+137%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Community Based Connections 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 90th percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Foster Forward ($2.8m), Abacus Credit Counseling ($2.8m) and Womenrising Inc ($2.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $176k (7.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $730k against liabilities of $239k, net assets of $490k. It reported 56 employees.