Lower Chattahoochee Direct Service Corp

Analysis

Lower Chattahoochee Direct Service Corp is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1991, 35 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, Lower Chattahoochee Direct Service Corp reported income of $5.2m and spending of $4.9m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $4.7m to $5.2m (+11%), an average of +2.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Lower Chattahoochee Direct Service Corp sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Restore NYC Inc ($5.2m), Amicus ($5.2m) and Southern Area Agency on Aging Inc ($5.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 49% and program service revenue 49% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $100k (2.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. At year end it held assets of $5.3m against liabilities of $486k, net assets of $4.8m. It reported 128 employees.