Howard Area Community Center

Analysis

Howard Area Community Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1979, 47 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, Howard Area Community Center reported income of $5.4m and spending of $5.7m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $6.2m to $5.4m (-13%), an average of -3.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Howard Area Community Center sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Prevail Ca ($5.4m), Shepherds Pantry ($5.4m) and Right From the Start Nutrition ($5.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 19% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $128k (2.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.8m. At year end it held assets of $0 against liabilities of $0, net assets of $0.