Council of Community Services

Analysis

Council of Community Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Roanoke, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1964, 62 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, Council of Community Services reported income of $8.9m and spending of $7.5m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $6.7m to $8.9m (+33%), an average of +7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Council of Community Services sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include YWCA of Greater Cincinnati Inc ($8.9m), Young Mens Christian Association of Metropolitan Huntsville Alabama ($8.9m) and Atwork ($8.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 1.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $247k (3.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.0m. At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $1.3m, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 86 employees.