Ohio Living Communities

Analysis

Ohio Living Communities is a registered charity in United States, based in Westerville, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 June 2023, Ohio Living Communities reported income of $128.8m and spending of $150.4m, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $174.2m to $128.8m (-26%), an average of -7.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Ohio Living Communities sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Center for Elders Independence ($128.0m), Episcopal Childrens Services Inc ($129.4m) and Mind Oc ($127.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.7% and program service revenue 102% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.3m (0.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $52.5m. At year end it held assets of $384.4m against liabilities of $365.4m, net assets of $19.1m.

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.