Communities That Care

Analysis

Communities That Care is a registered charity in United States, based in Lake Zurich, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2004, 22 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, Communities That Care reported income of $171k and spending of $167k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $143k to $171k (+20%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 20%. 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, Communities That Care sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 51st percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Wyandot of Anderdon Nation ($171k), Girls of Excellence Inc ($171k) and St Joseph Conference of the Society of St Vincent de Paul Inc ($171k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $90k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $90k.