Community Now

Analysis

Community Now is a registered charity in United States, based in Moreno Valley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. 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 June 2023, Community Now reported income of $124k and spending of $149k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2023, income fell from $252k to $124k (-51%), an average of -30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Community Now sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile, and in the 45th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stony Creek Volunteer Fire Co Inc ($124k), Firemans Relief Assoc Hanover Township Volunteer Fire Company 1 ($124k) and Alabama Association of Fire Chiefs ($124k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 23% and program service revenue 77% of the total. At year end it held assets of $3,046 against liabilities of $3,046, net assets of $0.