Communities Lifting Communities

Analysis

Communities Lifting Communities is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2021, 5 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Communities Lifting Communities reported income of $1.9m and spending of $1.9m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $1.9m (+44%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Communities Lifting Communities sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Daystar Inc ($1.9m), Stand Inc ($1.9m) and Pluta Cancer Center Foundation Inc ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 1.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $270k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $382k. At year end it held assets of $664k against liabilities of $317k, net assets of $347k. It reported 7 employees.