Community Playground of Columbia Inc

Analysis

Community Playground of Columbia Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbia, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1976, 50 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 Playground of Columbia Inc reported income of $358k and spending of $292k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $192k to $358k (+86%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Community Playground of Columbia Inc sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Loretto Apartments Housing Development Fund Co Inc ($358k), Washington County Arts Council Inc ($359k) and Springfield Regional Medical Center Auxiliary ($358k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $187k. At year end it held assets of $221k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $221k. It reported 19 employees.