Fortitude Community Outreach

Analysis

Fortitude Community Outreach is a registered charity in United States, based in Kankakee, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2019, 7 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, Fortitude Community Outreach reported income of $311k and spending of $300k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $210k to $311k (+48%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Fortitude Community Outreach sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Care 4 the Caregivers ($311k), New Mexico Hospital Education & Research Foundation ($311k) and Glade Valley Athletic Association ($311k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $51k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $79k. At year end it held assets of $446k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $446k. It reported 19 employees.