Community Action Council of Lewis Mason and Thurston Counties

Analysis

Community Action Council of Lewis Mason and Thurston Counties is a registered charity in United States, based in Lacey, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1968, 58 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 Council of Lewis Mason and Thurston Counties reported income of $21.8m and spending of $20.6m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $13.9m to $21.8m (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 129%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Community Action Council of Lewis Mason and Thurston Counties sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New York Association on Independent Living ($21.8m), The Village Family Services Inc ($21.8m) and Boys Republic ($21.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $413k (2.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.1m. At year end it held assets of $16.4m against liabilities of $11.6m, net assets of $4.8m. It reported 80 employees.