West Central Missouri Community Action Agency

Analysis

West Central Missouri Community Action Agency is a registered charity in United States, based in Appleton City, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1966, 60 years ago. 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, West Central Missouri Community Action Agency reported income of $16.7m and spending of $15.7m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income fell from $19.8m to $16.7m (-16%), an average of -4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2020, when income dropped by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, West Central Missouri Community Action Agency sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Liberty Lutheran Housing Development Corporation ($16.7m), Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law ($16.7m) and Gilead Community Services Inc ($16.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 15% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $229k (1.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.6m. At year end it held assets of $14.1m against liabilities of $7.6m, net assets of $6.6m. It reported 131 employees.