For Our Communities

Analysis

For Our Communities is a registered charity in United States, based in Wellesley, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. 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 September 2023, For Our Communities reported income of $260k and spending of $369k, spending 142% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $260k to $260k (-0.0%), an average of +-0.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 126% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, For Our Communities sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 61st percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include House Everyone STL ($260k), Son Shine Light House Ministries ($260k) and Carter House Inc ($260k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $1.8m, net assets of -$5,889.

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.