Community Counsel

Analysis

Community Counsel is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Ana, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2017, 9 years ago. 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 Counsel reported income of $678k and spending of $561k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $816k to $678k (-17%), an average of -4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Community Counsel sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Can Council Great Lakes Bay Region Bay County ($678k), Friends of Hockessin Colored School 107 Inc ($678k) and Food Pantry of Green Cove Springs Inc ($678k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 47% and program service revenue 53% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $89k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $287k. It paid $3,184 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $658k against liabilities of $136k, net assets of $522k. It reported 7 employees.