Center for Local Government

Analysis

Center for Local Government is a registered charity in United States, based in Cincinnati, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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, Center for Local Government reported income of $253k and spending of $263k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $219k to $253k (+15%), an average of +3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Center for Local Government sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 58th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Florida Association for Community Action Inc Faca ($253k), Peer Voices United ($253k) and Development Chenango Corporation ($253k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $147k. At year end it held assets of $557k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $557k. It reported 3 employees.