Alpha Community Center

Analysis

Alpha Community Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Sidney, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1985, 41 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Alpha Community Center reported income of $191k and spending of $203k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $232k to $191k (-18%), an average of -4.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Alpha Community Center sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Freeport Historical Society ($191k), Maryland Public Policy Institute ($191k) and The Guild of Tehachapi Healthcare District ($191k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $22k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $43k. At year end it held assets of $559k against liabilities of $10k, net assets of $548k. It reported 5 employees.

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.