Community Action of Skagit County

Analysis

Community Action of Skagit County is a registered charity in United States, based in Mount Vernon, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1982, 44 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 2023, Community Action of Skagit County reported income of $16.9m and spending of $16.7m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $11.4m to $16.9m (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 55%. 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 of Skagit County sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bashor Home of the United Methodist Church Inc ($16.9m), Young Mens Christian Association of the Iowa Mississippi Valley ($16.9m) and Resilient Health Inc ($16.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $399k (2.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.5m. At year end it held assets of $10.7m against liabilities of $3.8m, net assets of $6.9m. It reported 156 employees.