Lorton Community Action Center

Analysis

Lorton Community Action Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Lorton, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1976, 50 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 June 2024, Lorton Community Action Center reported income of $2.2m and spending of $2.3m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income fell from $2.3m to $2.2m (-3.3%), an average of -0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income dropped by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Lorton Community Action Center sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Voluntary Protection Programs Participants Association Inc ($2.2m), Connect to Compete Inc ($2.2m) and St Joseph Home for Children ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% and program service revenue 0.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $133k (5.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $594k. At year end it held assets of $4.3m against liabilities of $170k, net assets of $4.1m. It reported 16 employees.