Community Options Inc

Analysis

Community Options Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Birmingham, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1987, 39 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 Options Inc reported income of $105k and spending of $138k, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $105k to $105k (-0.0%), an average of +-0.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 124% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Community Options Inc sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile, and in the 37th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Foundation of the National Association of Catering Executives ($105k), Yaeger Foundation Inc ($105k) and Gabby Petito Foundation ($105k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $25k. At year end it held assets of $447k against liabilities of $833k, net assets of -$387k.

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.