Community of Celebration

Analysis

Community of Celebration is a registered charity in United States, based in Aliquippa, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1978, 48 years ago. 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 December 2023, Community of Celebration reported income of $266k and spending of $237k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $189k to $266k (+41%), an average of +8.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Community of Celebration sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Halo Group of Middle Georgia Inc ($266k), Lamplighters Inc ($266k) and Governor William Blount Mansion Association ($266k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 15% and program service revenue 69% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $33k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $86k, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 4 employees.