Community Support Services

Analysis

Community Support Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Gaithersburg, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1995, 31 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 June 2023, Community Support Services reported income of $43.4m and spending of $40.9m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $32.3m to $43.4m (+35%), an average of +7.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Community Support Services sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Church Home of Hartford ($43.4m), Systems Unlimited Inc ($43.5m) and Area Agency on Aging Region One Incorporated ($43.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 9.0% and program service revenue 89% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.0m (2.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $28.2m. At year end it held assets of $44.6m against liabilities of $7.0m, net assets of $37.6m. It reported 733 employees.