Community Forklift

Analysis

Community Forklift is a registered charity in United States, based in Edmonston, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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 Forklift reported income of $3.1m and spending of $3.1m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.3m to $3.1m (+34%), an average of +7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Community Forklift sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alaska Community Development Corp ($3.1m), Northern Panhandle Workforce Development Board Inc ($3.1m) and Trade Institute of Pittsburgh ($3.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 24% and program service revenue 70% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $127k (4.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $805k, net assets of $1.0m. It reported 38 employees.