Commonhealth Action

Analysis

Commonhealth Action is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 June 2023, Commonhealth Action reported income of $2.8m and spending of $3.0m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $3.5m to $2.8m (-22%), an average of -6.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Commonhealth Action sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Multi-Assistance Center Management Company ($2.8m), Contra Costa Crisis Center ($2.8m) and FMHM Community Living ($2.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 5.4% and program service revenue 91% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $321k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.0m. At year end it held assets of $3.1m against liabilities of $3.5m, net assets of -$386k. It reported 20 employees.