West Jackson Community Development

Analysis

West Jackson Community Development is a registered charity in United States, based in Jackson, MS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. 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, West Jackson Community Development reported income of $719k and spending of $719k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2018 to June 2023, income grew from $190k to $719k (+279%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 135%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, West Jackson Community Development sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within MS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wilton Housing Development Fund Corporation ($719k), Cani S Center for Community & Economic Development ($720k) and Holy Ground Shelter for Homeless ($719k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $137k (19% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $113k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $113k. It reported 11 employees.