Community Action Inc

Analysis

Community Action Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Punxsutawney, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 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 2024, Community Action Inc reported income of $5.1m and spending of $5.1m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $4.0m to $5.1m (+26%), an average of +5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Community Action Inc sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 91st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Feednc ($5.1m), Harlan County Community Action Agency Inc ($5.1m) and Texas Baptist Childrens Home Inc ($5.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 66% and program service revenue 33% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $66k (1.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $2.4m against liabilities of $275k, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 67 employees.