Maine Community Action Association

Analysis

Maine Community Action Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Bath, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 September 2023, Maine Community Action Association reported income of $2.2m and spending of $2.2m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $522k to $2.2m (+315%), an average of +43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Maine Community Action Association sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wesley Community Centers of Savannah Inc ($2.2m), S a F E House Inc Stop Abuse in the Family Environment ($2.2m) and Summerhouse Houston ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 7.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $72k (3.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $106k. At year end it held assets of $297k against liabilities of $116k, net assets of $181k.