Community Services West

Analysis

Community Services West is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Community Services West reported income of $3.5m and spending of $3.5m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $3.3m to $3.5m (+5.6%), an average of +1.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Community Services West sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shumard Foundation Inc ($3.5m), Business & Human Rights Resource Centre US Ltd ($3.5m) and Local Enterprise Assistance Fund Inc ($3.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.2% and program service revenue 98% of the total. At year end it held assets of $521k against liabilities of $256k, net assets of $265k.