Western Maine Community Action Inc

Analysis

Western Maine Community Action Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in East Wilton, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 August 2023, Western Maine Community Action Inc reported income of $9.8m and spending of $9.7m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $7.2m to $9.8m (+36%), an average of +8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Western Maine Community Action Inc sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kankakee County Training Center for the Disabled Inc ($9.8m), Specialized Community Care ($9.8m) and Skills Inc ($9.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $239k (2.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.1m. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $1.6m, net assets of $628k. It reported 55 employees.