Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency

Analysis

Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency is a registered charity in United States, based in Bessemer, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 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, Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency reported income of $4.9m and spending of $4.9m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $3.6m to $4.9m (+35%), an average of +7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency sits at the 90th 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 92nd percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include One Warm Coat ($4.9m), Arizona Youth & Family Services Inc ($4.9m) and Genesis Center ($4.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $121k (2.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $1.0m, net assets of $496k. It reported 108 employees.