Community Support Systems

Analysis

Community Support Systems is a registered charity in United States, based in Teutopolis, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1965, 61 years ago. 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 Support Systems reported income of $8.3m and spending of $8.3m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $6.2m to $8.3m (+33%), an average of +7.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Community Support Systems sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Trying Together ($8.3m), Welfare Research Inc ($8.3m) and Refugee & Immigrant Services Northwest ($8.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 24% and program service revenue 74% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $122k (1.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.1m. At year end it held assets of $3.4m against liabilities of $795k, net assets of $2.6m. It reported 324 employees.