Community Center of Shawnee

Analysis

Community Center of Shawnee is a registered charity in United States, based in Shawnee, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Community Center of Shawnee reported income of $1.0m and spending of $1.0m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $855k to $1.0m (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Community Center of Shawnee sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include In My Shoes Inc ($1.0m), Kindergarten Prep Inc ($1.0m) and Forever Changed International ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 6.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $148k (14% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $369k, net assets of $897k. It reported 6 employees.