The Center for Community Growth

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
454949780
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Indiana, PA, USA
Phone
6463460819
Rating
66
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Rural Economic Development

Reported finances

Revenue
$119,188
Expenses
$102,040
Assets
$89,358
Liabilities
$2,176

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

People named in this filing

  • GERALD SMITH (CO-CHAIR)
  • SHERENE HESS (CO-CHAIR)
  • BRANDON VICK (TREASURER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The center for community growth has launched a variety of initiatives aimed at advancing justice and equity in Indiana county. Our work focuses on empowering communities, fostering economic growth, and advocating for policies that create a more inclusive and sustainable future for all. Through strategic partnerships, capacity building, and community-led efforts, we strive to create lasting change that benefits everyone. Explore our initiatives to learn how we are shaping a more just and equitable Indiana county.

What it reported doing in 2025

The center for community growth's film series - features powerful stories of communities navigating various social, economic, and environmental transitions. While some films focus on economic and workforce shifts in coal-impacted areas, the series also highlights broader themes of justice, sustainability, and resilience. Through these screenings, we aim to foster meaningful conversations, inspire action, and provide valuable insights for communities working toward a more just and sustainable future. The Indiana county thrives initiative - is a community-driven effort aimed at building a sustainable and equitable future for coal-impacted communities in Indiana county. By developing strategic plans, securing funding, and enhancing local capacity, we support economic transitions and workforce development, ensuring that every individual has the opportunity to thrive in a changing economy.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 37
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 57
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 34.7%; rating input score 35
  • Program expense ratio: 40.5%; rating input score 41

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 14.4%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.88; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 118.6% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 33.9% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 24.2% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 34.7% of revenue deployed · 40.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $41K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 35/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 41/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 55/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 31/100.