Community Action Partnership

Analysis

Community Action Partnership is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1986, 40 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Community Action Partnership reported income of $11.0m and spending of $6.3m, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $6.4m to $11.0m (+73%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Community Action Partnership 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 95th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Baltimore International Academy Inc ($11.0m), Fund for the New School ($11.1m) and Knotts Family Agency ($11.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 57% and program service revenue 41% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $255k (4.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. At year end it held assets of $13.1m against liabilities of $2.5m, net assets of $10.6m. It reported 27 employees.