The Arc Community Advocates

Analysis

The Arc Community Advocates is a registered charity in United States, based in Kalamazoo, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1958, 68 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 December 2023, The Arc Community Advocates reported income of $717k and spending of $486k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $320k to $717k (+124%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 181%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Arc Community Advocates sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Humboldt Community Daycare Inc ($717k), Tucklets ($717k) and Family Resource Network Inc ($717k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $51k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $205k. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $35k, net assets of $980k. It reported 8 employees.