Great Lakes Community Action Partnership

Analysis

Great Lakes Community Action Partnership is a registered charity in United States, based in Fremont, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 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 September 2023, Great Lakes Community Action Partnership reported income of $57.4m and spending of $54.6m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $35.9m to $57.4m (+60%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Great Lakes Community Action Partnership sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Burke Center ($57.3m), Feeding the Gulf Coast ($57.5m) and Community Bridges Inc ($57.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $858k (1.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $20.2m. At year end it held assets of $32.9m against liabilities of $15.6m, net assets of $17.3m. It reported 586 employees.