Warren-Washington-Issaquena-Sharkey Community Action Agency

Analysis

Warren-Washington-Issaquena-Sharkey Community Action Agency is a registered charity in United States, based in Greenville, MS. 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 September 2023, Warren-Washington-Issaquena-Sharkey Community Action Agency reported income of $8.5m and spending of $8.5m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $6.5m to $8.5m (+30%), an average of +6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Warren-Washington-Issaquena-Sharkey Community Action Agency sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within MS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lakes Region Visiting Nurse Association ($8.5m), Tucson Youth Development Inc ($8.5m) and Tor Project Inc ($8.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 5.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $243k (2.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $922k, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 170 employees.