Community Living Alternatives Corporation

Analysis

Community Living Alternatives Corporation is a registered charity in United States, based in Fairfax, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1988, 38 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 Living Alternatives Corporation reported income of $10.9m and spending of $8.7m, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $5.6m to $10.9m (+95%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Community Living Alternatives Corporation sits at the 95th 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 96th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Impower Inc ($10.9m), St Johns Home for the Aging ($10.9m) and National Board of Examiners in Optometry ($10.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 19% and program service revenue 79% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $186k (2.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.8m. At year end it held assets of $7.6m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $6.3m. It reported 148 employees.