Community Connections

Analysis

Community Connections is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 September 2023, Community Connections reported income of $32.4m and spending of $36.4m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $33.7m to $32.4m (-3.6%), an average of -0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Community Connections sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Indiana Healthcare Physician Services Inc ($32.4m), Arkansas Childrens Inc ($32.5m) and Southcoast Health System Inc ($32.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 25% and program service revenue 73% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $668k (1.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $19.2m. At year end it held assets of $24.8m against liabilities of $11.0m, net assets of $13.9m. It reported 396 employees.