Community Action Agency

Analysis

Community Action Agency is a registered charity in United States, based in Jackson, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 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, Community Action Agency reported income of $17.9m and spending of $18.1m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $14.0m to $17.9m (+28%), an average of +6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income dropped by 29%. 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, Community Action Agency 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 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pathways to Housing DC ($17.9m), North Ward Center Inc ($17.9m) and The Arc of Howard County Inc ($17.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $254k (1.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $7.7m. At year end it held assets of $4.9m against liabilities of $2.6m, net assets of $2.4m. It reported 248 employees.