Merced County Community Action Board

Analysis

Merced County Community Action Board is a registered charity in United States, based in Merced, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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 June 2023, Merced County Community Action Board reported income of $15.4m and spending of $14.1m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $10.8m to $15.4m (+43%), an average of +9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Merced County Community Action Board 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 96th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fort Peck Community College ($15.4m), Southern Iowa Economic Development Association ($15.4m) and Options in Community Living Inc ($15.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $184k (1.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $7.0m. At year end it held assets of $12.6m against liabilities of $6.6m, net assets of $6.0m. It reported 213 employees.