South Central Community Action Program Inc

Analysis

South Central Community Action Program Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Gettysburg, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1977, 49 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, South Central Community Action Program Inc reported income of $22.6m and spending of $21.7m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $8.2m to $22.6m (+175%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 96%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, South Central Community Action Program Inc sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bradley Center ($22.6m), Mercy Housing Management Group Inc ($22.6m) and Gateways to Better Living Inc ($22.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $252k (1.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.9m. At year end it held assets of $6.4m against liabilities of $1.6m, net assets of $4.8m. It reported 126 employees.