Community Assistance

Analysis

Community Assistance is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Community Assistance reported income of $87k and spending of $146k, spending 167% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from September 2022 to September 2023, income grew from $86k to $87k (+1.6%), an average of +1.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 126% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Community Assistance sits at the 29th percentile: it is larger than about 29% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile, and in the 33rd percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Food Pantry at St Marys Mohegan Lake Inc ($87k), Acts2helpothers ($87k) and We Care of Whatcom County ($87k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $149k against liabilities of $1,862, net assets of $147k.