Community Action Partnership of Kern

Analysis

Community Action Partnership of Kern is a registered charity in United States, based in Bakersfield, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1965, 61 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 February 2024, Community Action Partnership of Kern reported income of $169.2m and spending of $159.5m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2019 to February 2024, income grew from $80.2m to $169.2m (+111%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2024, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Community Action Partnership of Kern sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile, and in the 100th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Professional Contract Services Inc ($166.5m), Special Service for Groups Inc ($169.9m) and Farmlink Project ($165.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending February 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $2.1m (1.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $39.4m. At year end it held assets of $85.7m against liabilities of $39.5m, net assets of $46.1m. It reported 1,155 employees.