Community Choice

Analysis

Community Choice is a registered charity in United States, based in E Wenatchee, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1996, 30 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 Choice reported income of $4.7m and spending of $4.7m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.4m to $4.7m (+41%), an average of +8.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Community Choice sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Peters Home ($4.7m), Metro Community Services Inc ($4.7m) and The Northside Hospital Foundation Inc ($4.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 34% and program service revenue 66% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $117k (2.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $866k. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $503k, net assets of $530k. It reported 21 employees.