Southwestern Wisconsin Community Action Program Inc

Analysis

Southwestern Wisconsin Community Action Program Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Dodgeville, WI. 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 December 2023, Southwestern Wisconsin Community Action Program Inc reported income of $15.2m and spending of $14.3m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $10.7m to $15.2m (+42%), an average of +9.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Southwestern Wisconsin Community Action Program Inc 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 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ascension Living Alexian Village Milwaukee ($15.2m), Partnership for Children of Essex Inc ($15.2m) and Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara County ($15.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% and program service revenue 19% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $162k (1.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.8m. At year end it held assets of $18.6m against liabilities of $10.6m, net assets of $8.0m. It reported 195 employees.