Peoples Community Action Corporation

Analysis

Peoples Community Action Corporation is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2014, 12 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 May 2023, Peoples Community Action Corporation reported income of $3.6m and spending of $3.0m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2019 to May 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $3.6m (+166%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Peoples Community Action Corporation sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United Methodist Senior Services of Jackson Area Inc ($3.6m), Beach House Inc ($3.6m) and Humble Area Assistance Ministries ($3.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending May 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $929k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $610k, net assets of $587k. It reported 36 employees.