Envision Community Services

Analysis

Envision Community Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2012, 14 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 December 2021, Envision Community Services reported income of $2.1m and spending of $2.2m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2021, income grew from $640k to $2.1m (+233%), an average of +82% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 177%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Envision Community Services sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Institute for Career Advancement Needs Inc ($2.1m), Mountain Country Home Solutions ($2.1m) and Mentor Rhode Island - the Ri Mentoring Partnership Inc ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2021, revenue came from contributions and grants 13% and program service revenue 86% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $42k against liabilities of $70k, net assets of -$28k. It reported 67 employees.