Vineyard Community Center

Analysis

Vineyard Community Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Westerville, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2007, 19 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 August 2023, Vineyard Community Center reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.4m, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income fell from $2.1m to $1.1m (-49%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2021, when income dropped by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Vineyard Community Center sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bell Oaks Inc ($1.1m), Young Mens Christian Association ($1.1m) and Another Chance House ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 46% and program service revenue 54% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $118k (8.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $748k. At year end it held assets of $86k against liabilities of $2.1m, net assets of -$2.0m. It reported 47 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.