Harlem Community Center

Analysis

Harlem Community Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Machesney PK, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. 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 September 2023, Harlem Community Center reported income of $4.1m and spending of $3.4m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $2.6m to $4.1m (+54%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Harlem Community Center sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 91st percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Des Moines Park & Recreation Foundation ($4.1m), North Texas State Soccer Association Inc ($4.1m) and Waller County Fair Association ($4.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 74% and program service revenue 23% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $124k (3.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.9m. At year end it held assets of $5.7m against liabilities of $627k, net assets of $5.0m. It reported 106 employees.