West Side Community House

Analysis

West Side Community House is a registered charity in United States, based in Cleveland, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1944, 82 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, West Side Community House reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.6m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.7m to $1.5m (-13%), an average of -3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, West Side Community House 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 OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mulherin Custodial Home Inc ($1.5m), Ferrees Group Home Incorporated ($1.5m) and Ability Resources ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $72k (4.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $553k. At year end it held assets of $2.7m against liabilities of $1.3m, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 25 employees.