Communities Rise

Analysis

Communities Rise is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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 Rise reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.6m, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.5m to $1.4m (-5.8%), an average of -1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Communities Rise sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Equality Foundation of Georgia Inc ($1.4m), Voteamerica Inc ($1.4m) and Defending Rights and Dissent Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 5.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $346k (21% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $695k. At year end it held assets of $2.6m against liabilities of $29k, net assets of $2.6m. It reported 15 employees.