Community Grief Support Service

Analysis

Community Grief Support Service is a registered charity in United States, based in Vestavia, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1996, 30 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, Community Grief Support Service reported income of $308k and spending of $361k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $285k to $308k (+8.0%), an average of +1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Community Grief Support Service sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 64th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Konkani Charitable Fund Inc ($308k), Community Health Care Services Foundation Inc ($308k) and Arbor Court Inc ($308k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $71k (20% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $91k. At year end it held assets of $225k against liabilities of $3,061, net assets of $222k. It reported 7 employees.