Community Rebuilders

Analysis

Community Rebuilders is a registered charity in United States, based in Grand Rapids, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Community Rebuilders reported income of $11.5m and spending of $11.7m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $7.4m to $11.5m (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Community Rebuilders sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include LA Cienega Lomod Inc ($11.5m), Utility Emergency Services Fund ($11.5m) and St Margarets House Housing Development Fund Corporation ($11.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $652k (5.6% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $4.3m against liabilities of $475k, net assets of $3.9m. It reported 66 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.