West Central Community Services

Analysis

West Central Community Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Breckenridge, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1976, 50 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, West Central Community Services reported income of $5.4m and spending of $5.4m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.8m to $5.4m (+42%), an average of +9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, West Central Community Services sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ark Homes Foster Family Agency ($5.4m), Freedom Service Dogs Inc ($5.4m) and Jewish Vocational Service of Metro West ($5.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $171k (3.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.3m. At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $272k, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 141 employees.