Voluntary Action Center

Analysis

Voluntary Action Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbia, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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, Voluntary Action Center reported income of $4.3m and spending of $1.5m, leaving 65% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $774k to $4.3m (+453%), an average of +53% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 215%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Voluntary Action Center sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 90th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Steuben County Community Foundation Inc ($4.3m), Mosdos Hatorah Vhachesed of Pnei Menachem Inc ($4.3m) and Arbor Brothers Inc ($4.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $79k (5.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $500k. At year end it held assets of $4.3m against liabilities of $31k, net assets of $4.3m. It reported 16 employees.