Center for Family Services

Analysis

Center for Family Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Joliet, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1985, 41 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 August 2023, Center for Family Services reported income of $545k and spending of $525k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $338k to $545k (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2021, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Center for Family Services sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 71st percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fundacion Mi Gran Sueno ($545k), Bigfork Food Bank Inc ($545k) and Freedom Academy I Inc ($545k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.4% and program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $21k (4.0% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $334k against liabilities of $147k, net assets of $186k. It reported 13 employees.