Total Community Action Inc

Analysis

Total Community Action Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New Orleans, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1965, 61 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 December 2022, Total Community Action Inc reported income of $32.1m and spending of $32.8m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $18.9m to $32.1m (+70%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 57%. 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, Total Community Action Inc sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arkansas Support Network Inc ($32.1m), Lifeworks Incorporated ($32.1m) and Pauls Run ($32.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $8.1m (25% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $19.5m against liabilities of $8.9m, net assets of $10.7m. It reported 271 employees.