Western South Dakota Community Action Inc

Analysis

Western South Dakota Community Action Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Rapid City, SD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1972, 54 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 June 2023, Western South Dakota Community Action Inc reported income of $5.5m and spending of $5.6m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $3.1m to $5.5m (+76%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Western South Dakota Community Action Inc sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within SD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ravalli Services Corporation ($5.5m), FCLT Co ($5.5m) and Metrotech Area District Management Association Inc ($5.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $84k (1.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $836k. At year end it held assets of $174k against liabilities of $31, net assets of $174k. It reported 27 employees.