Community Center of St Bernard

Analysis

Community Center of St Bernard is a registered charity in United States, based in Chalmette, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. 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 Center of St Bernard reported income of $398k and spending of $244k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $297k to $398k (+34%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 52% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Community Center of St Bernard sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Point Pleasant Fire Co 1 ($398k), Deleon Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($398k) and Barton Volunteer Fire Department ($398k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $62k (26% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $24k. At year end it held assets of $537k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $537k. It reported 2 employees.