Center for Developmental Services D-B-A CDS

Analysis

Center for Developmental Services D-B-A CDS is a registered charity in United States, based in Greenville, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1994, 32 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, Center for Developmental Services D-B-A CDS reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.4m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.5m to $2.5m (+0.5%), an average of +0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Center for Developmental Services D-B-A CDS sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County ($2.5m), Ryans Case for Smiles ($2.5m) and Sutter-Yuba Homeless Consortium ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 26% and program service revenue 75% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $100k (4.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $2.7m against liabilities of $601k, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 34 employees.