Western Carolina Community Action Inc

Analysis

Western Carolina Community Action Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Hendersonvlle, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1966, 60 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 June 2023, Western Carolina Community Action Inc reported income of $16.2m and spending of $16.7m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $14.6m to $16.2m (+11%), an average of +2.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Western Carolina Community Action Inc 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 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Vivalon ($16.2m), Center for Science in the Public Interest ($16.2m) and Enterprise for Progress in the Community ($16.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 6.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $356k (2.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $6.6m. At year end it held assets of $9.3m against liabilities of $4.3m, net assets of $5.0m. It reported 224 employees.