Community Action of Ventura County

Analysis

Community Action of Ventura County is a registered charity in United States, based in Oxnard, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, 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 December 2023, Community Action of Ventura County reported income of $3.7m and spending of $3.7m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.4m to $3.7m (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Community Action of Ventura County sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Align Life Ministries ($3.7m), Benton Community Foundation ($3.7m) and West Austin Youth Association ($3.7m).

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 $179k (4.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $844k, net assets of $181k. It reported 38 employees.