Community Action Center

Analysis

Community Action Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Pullman, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2022, 4 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 June 2023, Community Action Center reported income of $10.5m and spending of $11.1m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $6.5m to $10.5m (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Community Action Center 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 WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pinellas County Urban League Inc ($10.5m), Operation Sack Lunch ($10.5m) and Public Action to Deliver Shelter Inc ($10.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% and program service revenue 14% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $238k (2.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $14.7m against liabilities of $14.6m, net assets of $161k. It reported 48 employees.