Westside Community Center Inc

Analysis

Westside Community Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Anderson, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1993, 33 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 December 2023, Westside Community Center Inc reported income of $164k and spending of $263k, spending 160% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $136k to $164k (+20%), an average of +4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 168% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Westside Community Center Inc sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile, and in the 55th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gulf Region Alliance of Catholic Evangelism Inc ($164k), Poma Tech Inc ($164k) and Give Hope Fight Poverty Inc ($164k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 12% and program service revenue 73% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $27k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $24k. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $1,005, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 2 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.