Highland County Community Action Organization

Analysis

Highland County Community Action Organization is a registered charity in United States, based in Hillsboro, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1976, 50 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 December 2023, Highland County Community Action Organization reported income of $10.4m and spending of $10.0m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $7.9m to $10.4m (+31%), an average of +7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Highland County Community Action Organization sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Growthways Inc ($10.4m), Olivet Medical Ministry Inc ($10.4m) and Genesis Youth Crisis Center Inc ($10.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 2.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $100k (1.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.7m. At year end it held assets of $9.2m against liabilities of $5.9m, net assets of $3.3m. It reported 145 employees.