South Central Ozark Council of Governments

Analysis

South Central Ozark Council of Governments is a registered charity in United States, based in Pomona, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1992, 34 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, South Central Ozark Council of Governments reported income of $1.1m and spending of $882k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $655k to $1.1m (+71%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 128% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, South Central Ozark Council of Governments sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cherry Hill Development Corporation ($1.1m), Havenly ($1.1m) and Greater Greenville Housing & Revitalization Assoc Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 46% and program service revenue 53% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $449k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $150, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 11 employees.