Civitan International

Analysis

Civitan International is a registered charity in United States, based in Birmingham, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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, Civitan International reported income of $1.7m and spending of $2.1m, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $2.4m to $1.7m (-31%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Civitan International sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Belpre Area Community Development Foundation ($1.7m), American Friends of Chasdei Yosef Inc ($1.7m) and American Friends of Meshi Inc ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 3.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $165k (7.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $514k. At year end it held assets of $3.5m against liabilities of $1.3m, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 12 employees.