Community Advocates Inc

Analysis

Community Advocates Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Milwaukee, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1979, 47 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 December 2023, Community Advocates Inc reported income of $28.2m and spending of $27.5m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $10.9m to $28.2m (+159%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 162%. 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 Advocates Inc sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include J Arthur Trudeau Memorial Center ($28.2m), Community Services & Employment Training Inc ($28.3m) and Providers Choice Inc ($28.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $516k (1.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $6.1m. At year end it held assets of $14.5m against liabilities of $6.4m, net assets of $8.1m. It reported 221 employees.