Oberlin Community Services Council

Analysis

Oberlin Community Services Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Oberlin, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1978, 48 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 June 2023, Oberlin Community Services Council reported income of $3.2m and spending of $908k, leaving 71% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $744k to $3.2m (+325%), an average of +62% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 131%. Over the whole period it spent 50% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Oberlin Community Services Council sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Avenues to Community Inc ($3.2m), The Solutions Center Inc ($3.2m) and SRS Raise the Roof Foundation Inc ($3.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 1.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $78k (8.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $277k. At year end it held assets of $4.7m against liabilities of $27k, net assets of $4.7m. It reported 10 employees.