Redwood Community Action Agency

Analysis

Redwood Community Action Agency is a registered charity in United States, based in Eureka, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1981, 45 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, Redwood Community Action Agency reported income of $8.8m and spending of $8.7m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $8.5m to $8.8m (+3.7%), an average of +0.9% a year. 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, Redwood Community Action Agency 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 95th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ability Building Services Inc ($8.8m), The Jenkins Memorial Childrens Center and Jenkins Industries Inc ($8.8m) and Saint Johns Program for Real Change ($8.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 7.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $295k (3.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.7m. At year end it held assets of $7.1m against liabilities of $5.7m, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 138 employees.