East Side Aligned

Analysis

East Side Aligned is a registered charity in United States, based in E Saint Louis, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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 2024, East Side Aligned reported income of $1.1m and spending of $912k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2024, income grew from $267k to $1.1m (+322%), an average of +106% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 224%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, East Side Aligned sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 80th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dinomights ($1.1m), Associated General Contractors Open-Shop Apprenticeship and ($1.1m) and Asian Pacific American Community Center ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 9.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $77k (8.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $372k. At year end it held assets of $774k against liabilities of $58k, net assets of $716k. It reported 12 employees.