Community Services League of Jackson County

Analysis

Community Services League of Jackson County is a registered charity in United States, based in Independence, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1953, 73 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, Community Services League of Jackson County reported income of $15.6m and spending of $15.8m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $7.5m to $15.6m (+108%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Community Services League of Jackson County 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 95th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hope Haven Area Development Center Corporation ($15.6m), Westminster Village Muncie Inc ($15.6m) and Midnight Mission ($15.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $715k (4.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.9m. At year end it held assets of $6.9m against liabilities of $914k, net assets of $6.0m. It reported 118 employees.