Christian Living Communities

Analysis

Christian Living Communities is a registered charity in United States, based in Englewood, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Christian Living Communities reported income of $17.3m and spending of $20.5m, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $13.4m to $17.3m (+29%), an average of +6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Christian Living Communities sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Neville Communities Home Inc ($17.3m), Covenant Home Services ($17.3m) and Beyond Housing Inc ($17.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 3.3% and program service revenue 93% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.5m (7.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $6.6m. At year end it held assets of $37.6m against liabilities of $37.7m, net assets of -$171k. It reported 271 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.