West Central Community Action

Analysis

West Central Community Action is a registered charity in United States, based in Harlan, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 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, West Central Community Action reported income of $15.8m and spending of $15.7m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $13.3m to $15.8m (+19%), an average of +4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 22%. 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, West Central Community Action 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 97th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Aldea Inc ($15.8m), Housing Works Thrift Shop Inc ($15.8m) and Discovery Living Inc ($15.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 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 $206k (1.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.3m. At year end it held assets of $5.4m against liabilities of $1.8m, net assets of $3.6m. It reported 152 employees.