Community Empowerment NFP

Analysis

Community Empowerment NFP is a registered charity in United States, based in Evanston, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, Community Empowerment NFP reported income of $462k and spending of $496k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $295k to $462k (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Community Empowerment NFP sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 69th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Take Heart Project ($462k), Living Water Community Transformation Inc ($464k) and Living Water Project ($461k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 59% and program service revenue 40% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $53k (11% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $310k against liabilities of $42k, net assets of $267k.