Community Action Agency of Southern New Mexico Territory

Analysis

Community Action Agency of Southern New Mexico Territory is a registered charity in United States, based in Las Cruces, NM. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1985, 41 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 September 2023, Community Action Agency of Southern New Mexico Territory reported income of $9.6m and spending of $9.9m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $4.0m to $9.6m (+140%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Community Action Agency of Southern New Mexico Territory sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within NM. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Westminster-Canterbury Foundation ($9.6m), Prokids Inc ($9.6m) and Via of the Lehigh Valley Inc ($9.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $303k (3.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.5m. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $245k. It reported 71 employees.