Berks Community Action Program Inc

Analysis

Berks Community Action Program Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Reading, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1977, 49 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, Berks Community Action Program Inc reported income of $8.8m and spending of $8.6m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $6.9m to $8.8m (+27%), an average of +6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Berks Community Action Program Inc sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Workforce Resource Inc ($8.8m), Colorado Fund for People with Disabilities Trust ($8.8m) and Abilities of Northwest Jersey Inc ($8.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 7.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $303k (3.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $3.4m against liabilities of $1.8m, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 33 employees.