South Central Community Action Agency

Analysis

South Central Community Action Agency is a registered charity in United States, based in Jackson, MS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2001, 25 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 Agency reported income of $5.5m and spending of $5.6m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $4.4m to $5.5m (+24%), an average of +5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 28%. 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, South Central Community Action Agency sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within MS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Young Womens Christian Association of the City of New York ($5.5m), Young Mens Christian Assoc of Grays Harbor ($5.5m) and Special Services Transportation Agency ($5.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 2.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $220k (3.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $905k, net assets of $301k. It reported 54 employees.