Northwest Community Action Inc

Analysis

Northwest Community Action Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Badger, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 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 August 2023, Northwest Community Action Inc reported income of $4.8m and spending of $4.9m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from August 2020 to August 2023, income fell from $5.1m to $4.8m (-6.2%), an average of -2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income dropped by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Northwest Community Action Inc 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 91st percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester ($4.8m), Safehome Inc ($4.8m) and Lifeline for the Empowerment & Development of Consumers Inc ($4.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 3.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $89k (1.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.7m. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $507k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 94 employees.