Harness Community

Analysis

Harness Community is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Harness Community reported income of $2.3m and spending of $3.1m, spending 136% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $4.8m to $2.3m (-53%), an average of -53% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Harness Community sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Public Equity ($2.3m), Collective Legal Services - the Eviction Defense Center a Non-Prof ($2.3m) and Harvest Academy ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 5.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $355k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $860k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $44k, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 15 employees.