Community Action Agencies

Analysis

Community Action Agencies is a registered charity in United States, based in Birmingham, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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 September 2023, Community Action Agencies reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.2m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $803k to $1.2m (+54%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Community Action Agencies sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 85th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Neighborhood Network Center Inc ($1.2m), Fordham Road District Management Association Inc ($1.2m) and National Coalition of Black Meeting Planners Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 4.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $125k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $97k. At year end it held assets of $872k against liabilities of $13k, net assets of $859k. It reported 3 employees.