Community Programs and Services

Analysis

Community Programs and Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Garden City, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, 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 September 2023, Community Programs and Services reported income of $3.4m and spending of $3.7m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $3.5m to $3.4m (-2.7%), an average of -0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income rose by 15%. 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 Programs and Services 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 MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Interfaith Housing & Community Services Inc ($3.4m), Hockanum Valley Community Council Inc ($3.4m) and Michigan Minority Purchasing Council MMSDC ($3.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.0% and program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $159k (4.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.5m. At year end it held assets of $701k against liabilities of $400k, net assets of $300k. It reported 78 employees.