Community Living Options

Analysis

Community Living Options is a registered charity in United States, based in Kalamazoo, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 September 2023, Community Living Options reported income of $9.0m and spending of $8.5m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $6.4m to $9.0m (+39%), an average of +8.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Community Living Options sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Raphael Health Center Inc ($9.0m), Linn Health & Rehabilitation ($9.0m) and West Mont ($9.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.3% and program service revenue 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $124k (1.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.6m. At year end it held assets of $7.2m against liabilities of $845k, net assets of $6.3m. It reported 228 employees.