Community Service Programs of West Alabama Inc

Analysis

Community Service Programs of West Alabama Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Tuscaloosa, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1975, 51 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 September 2023, Community Service Programs of West Alabama Inc reported income of $23.4m and spending of $22.9m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $16.8m to $23.4m (+40%), an average of +8.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Community Service Programs of West Alabama Inc sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Human Resources Agency of New Britain Inc ($23.4m), Partnership with Native Americans ($23.4m) and Hope Enterprises Inc ($23.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $542k (2.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $6.8m. At year end it held assets of $11.7m against liabilities of $2.7m, net assets of $9.0m. It reported 218 employees.