Families First Community Center

Analysis

Families First Community Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Ellsworth, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Families First Community Center reported income of $259k and spending of $278k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $623k to $259k (-58%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 222%. Over the whole period it spent 55% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Families First Community Center sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mishkan Yitzchok Corporation ($259k), Daniel Payne Outreach Ministries Inc ($259k) and Community Resource Center ($259k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 51% and program service revenue 37% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $112k (40% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $268k, net assets of $828k. It reported 3 employees.