Community Conscience

Analysis

Community Conscience is a registered charity in United States, based in Thousand Oaks, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1983, 43 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 December 2023, Community Conscience reported income of $379k and spending of $424k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $357k to $379k (+6.0%), an average of +1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Community Conscience sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 82nd St District Management Association ($379k), Rock Run Park Inc ($379k) and Go Build Tennessee ($378k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 34% and program service revenue 62% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $55k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $22k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $145k, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 2 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.