Community Council of Greater Dallas

Analysis

Community Council of Greater Dallas is a registered charity in United States, based in Dallas, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1944, 82 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 September 2023, Community Council of Greater Dallas reported income of $17.9m and spending of $18.1m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $14.7m to $17.9m (+22%), an average of +5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 22%. 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 Council of Greater Dallas 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 97th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Star View Children and Family Services Inc ($17.9m), Charitable Adult Rides & Services Inc ($17.9m) and Good Samaritan Home of Quincy ($17.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $365k (2.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.2m. At year end it held assets of $6.9m against liabilities of $8.4m, net assets of -$1.5m. It reported 105 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.