Community Action Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
251156265
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2020
Location
Punxsutawney, PA, USA
Phone
8149383302
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$4,753,313
Expenses
$4,631,946
Assets
$2,556,953
Liabilities
$315,687

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

22 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • RONALD WILSHIRE (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • DONNA STATES (CFO): $91,364 total reported compensation
  • MISTY FLEMING JOINED 102024 (CHIEF EXEC O): $77,726 total reported compensation
  • ROBERT CARDAMONE LEFT 22025 (EXECUTIVE DI): $66,789 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Community action, inc. Partners with community members to improve low- income situations by assisting families with activities to overcome barriers, improve economic status, and enhance their quality of life.

What it reported doing in 2024

Domestic violence intervention/prevention - provides emergency shelter, 24 hour hotline, educatonal programs, options counseling, legal advocacy and group support to victims of domestic violence. Family/food services - provides limited assistance for rent, mortgage, utility bills, and food; offers assistance in the completion of snap applications. Case management - staff work closely with families to develop goal plans so they may work towards overcoming barriers and achieve self-sufficiency. Housing - maintains decent, safe, and affordable housing. Nurturing parenting - provides home based case management fucusing on parenting work, strategies, and skills. Financial fitness - proides home based case management focused on household spending and budget monitoring. Adult education - provides individual instruction for adults via tutor or classroom to improve skills in reading, math, job readiness, college/technology training, computer, or to prepare for the general education development (ged) exam. Youth opportunities - community action, inc. Partners with others to provide youth with mentoring activities, financial literacy, and work readiness education and skills. Senior corps - rsvp - utilizes talents of persons age 55 and over to meet community needs through volunteering at non-profit organizations.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 39
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 86.9%; rating input score 87
  • Program expense ratio: 88.5%; rating input score 88
  • Fundraising efficiency: $289.13 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 2.6%; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.55; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.12; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5.1%; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.8% per year; rating input score 100; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -2.2% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.2% per year; rating input score 100; 16th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 86.9% of revenue deployed · 88.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 16 of 16 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $4.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $91K · 22 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 4 contractors listed · $1.7M reported
  • Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 43/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 20/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 53/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 54/100.