Mahatma Gandhi Community Center

Analysis

Mahatma Gandhi Community Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Ballwin, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1987, 39 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, Mahatma Gandhi Community Center reported income of $171k and spending of $68k, leaving 60% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $52k to $171k (+230%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 247%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Mahatma Gandhi Community Center sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 47th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Youth for Christ USA Inc ($171k), Gladiator Project ($171k) and Brooklyn Bar Association Foundation Inc ($170k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 4.8% and program service revenue 29% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $15k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.6m.