Community Assistance Programs

Analysis

Community Assistance Programs is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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, Community Assistance Programs reported income of $5.4m and spending of $5.1m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $4.0m to $5.4m (+37%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Community Assistance Programs sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% 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 Project Genesis Incorporated ($5.4m), Camelback Ventures Inc ($5.4m) and Entrepreneur Educational Center ($5.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $189k (3.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of -$30k. It reported 39 employees.