Community Services Unlimited

Analysis

Community Services Unlimited is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1978, 48 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 December 2023, Community Services Unlimited reported income of $6.4m and spending of $5.3m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $6.4m (+254%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 358%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Community Services Unlimited sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Western Washington Sheet Metal Jatc ($6.4m), Kids in Crisis Inc ($6.4m) and New Visions of South Central Pa Inc ($6.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $118k (2.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $396k. At year end it held assets of $9.8m against liabilities of $4.6m, net assets of $5.2m. It reported 18 employees.