Community Action Commission

Analysis

Community Action Commission is a registered charity in United States, based in Harrisburg, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 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 June 2023, Community Action Commission reported income of $3.5m and spending of $3.3m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $2.4m to $3.5m (+46%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Community Action Commission sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Juvenile Protective Association ($3.5m), Compass ($3.5m) and North Capitol Collaborative ($3.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 9.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $222k (6.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $1.3m, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 57 employees.