Greater East Texas Community Action Program

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
751226261
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2023
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2023
Location
Nacogdoches, TX, US
Phone
(800) 621-5746
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$28,772,143
Expenses
$28,634,614
Assets
$4,946,542
Liabilities
$3,598,651

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

20 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KAREN SWENSON (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • KAREN SWENSON (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $145,270 total reported compensation
  • REBECCA HUSS (FISCAL OFFICER): $118,654 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To help low-income families and at-risk youth and adults in the Greater East Texas area achieve self-sufficiency through energy assistance, weatherization, early childhood education, and literacy programs.

What it reported doing in 2023

Other client assistance-various programs provided social services to low income individuals and families. Service delivery through the mobile office unit meant the ability to provide emergency relief services to households affected by natural disasters and routine assistance to households in counties where there is not an outreach office. The rise program continued to reach individuals via case management with 17 enrollees and 3 individuals transitioning out of poverty. Emergency assistance was provided to 132 individuals. The school supply drive "project supply our schools" provided school supplies for low income students in all nacogdoches county public schools.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 100% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 45% for direct work, and 55% for grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 80
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 30
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 90.5%; rating input score 90
  • Program expense ratio: 90.9%; rating input score 91
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 99.9%; rating input score 100; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0.5%; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.17; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.73; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0.9%; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8.6% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.4% per year; rating input score 100; 39th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 9 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 90.5% of revenue deployed · 90.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 18 of 18 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $26M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $145K · 20 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $1.9M reported
  • Consistency: 33 of 33 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2009 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 37/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 3/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Form 990 shared with the board not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 17/100.