Communities in Schools of Cameron County

Analysis

Communities in Schools of Cameron County is a registered charity in United States, based in San Benito, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 August 2023, Communities in Schools of Cameron County reported income of $4.6m and spending of $4.2m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $4.6m (+177%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 101%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Communities in Schools of Cameron County sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Princeton Ballet Society ($4.6m), National Cherry Blossom Festival Committee Inc ($4.6m) and Mizel Center for Arts and Culture ($4.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% and program service revenue 30% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $2.9m. At year end it held assets of $2.8m against liabilities of $318k, net assets of $2.5m. It reported 248 employees.