Blue Water Community Action

Analysis

Blue Water Community Action is a registered charity in United States, based in Port Huron, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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, Blue Water Community Action reported income of $7.6m and spending of $7.7m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $7.5m to $7.6m (+1.3%), an average of +0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income dropped by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Blue Water Community Action sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Workshops for Warriors Inc ($7.6m), Wabash Valley Goodwill Industries ($7.6m) and Dauphin County Economic Development Corporation ($7.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 3.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $190k (2.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.5m. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $1.9m, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 143 employees.