Blue Ridge Community Action Inc

Analysis

Blue Ridge Community Action Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Morganton, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 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, Blue Ridge Community Action Inc reported income of $11.9m and spending of $11.5m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $10.4m to $11.9m (+14%), an average of +3.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Blue Ridge Community Action Inc sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Aws Foundation Inc ($11.9m), Metropolitan Family Service ($11.9m) and Spring Dell Center Inc ($11.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $332k (2.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.0m. At year end it held assets of $16.0m against liabilities of $598k, net assets of $15.4m. It reported 161 employees.