Sun Community Service

Analysis

Sun Community Service is a registered charity in United States, based in Bellingham, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1975, 51 years ago. 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, Sun Community Service reported income of $458k and spending of $577k, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $429k to $458k (+6.7%), an average of +1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Sun Community Service sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Inc ($458k), Bay Area Bike Project Inc ($458k) and Wilbert & Mildred Morrison Charitable Foundation ($458k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 15% and program service revenue 85% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $83k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $236k. At year end it held assets of $532k against liabilities of $467k, net assets of $64k. It reported 18 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.