Living with Communities

Analysis

Living with Communities is a registered charity in United States, based in Grand Rapids, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2010, 16 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, Living with Communities reported income of $450k and spending of $471k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $1.1m to $450k (-60%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Living with Communities sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 69th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Olohana Inc ($450k), Reach Unlimited I Inc ($450k) and Tender Foundation Inc ($450k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 60% and program service revenue 40% of the total. At year end it held assets of $52k against liabilities of $231k, net assets of -$179k.

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.