Community Support Programs Inc

Analysis

Community Support Programs Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Shreveport, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1991, 35 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 June 2023, Community Support Programs Inc reported income of $3.3m and spending of $3.3m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.7m to $3.3m (+20%), an average of +4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Community Support Programs Inc sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include California Veterans Assistance Foundation Inc ($3.3m), Christian Fellowship House ($3.3m) and Serv Foundation Inc ($3.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 5.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $120k (3.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $888k. At year end it held assets of $3.6m against liabilities of $2.4m, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 36 employees.

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.