Greater Erie Community Action Committee

Analysis

Greater Erie Community Action Committee is a registered charity in United States, based in Erie, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1965, 61 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 September 2023, Greater Erie Community Action Committee reported income of $14.0m and spending of $13.7m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $25.8m to $14.0m (-46%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income dropped by 46%. 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, Greater Erie Community Action Committee sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Ohio Food Bank ($14.0m), Iris Family Support Center Inc ($14.0m) and St Joseph the Protector Foundation Inc ($14.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 17% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $224k (1.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.7m. At year end it held assets of $13.6m against liabilities of $4.4m, net assets of $9.2m. It reported 308 employees.