Partnership for Community Action Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
586049575
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Decatur, GA, USA
Phone
4045374302
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$18,111,127
Expenses
$17,955,755
Assets
$2,436,699
Liabilities
$881,583

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

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BRITTANY HICKS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • BRITTANY HICKS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $113,822 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Partnership for community action, inc.'s mission is to empower and advocate for individuals and families in dekalb, gwinnett, and rockdale counties, to attain self-sufficiency through partnerships, education, employment, and youth development.

What it reported doing in 2024

Community services block grant - family supportthe agency offers a coordination of services to help low-income families achieve sustainability. The family support program provides emergency services to address crises, but works closely with families to identify barriers to self-sufficiency and economic stability. While the program offers a number of direct services in the domains of employment, education, and housing, the primary goal is to assist with the achievement of self-sufficiency through the provision of case management and resource coordination.community services block grant - youth empowerment services y.e.s.youth empowerment services targets high school students in disparaged communities to promote growth and encourage independence as emerging adults. Pca provides leadership training through university of Georgia's j.w. Fanning institute, funds extra curricular activities, sports, clubs, tutoring, college application fees, uniforms for required activities, and other fees associated with school success. Pca also provides classes of budgeting, credit counseling, tax knowledge, and saving/investing in their futures. Students successfully completing financial literacy are provided funds and an interest-bearing savings account. At the end of each program, participants are given the opportunity to win scholarships via essay submission that is chosen by pca's executive staff. All activities through yes are offered only through the sponsoring high school.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 99% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 88% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 82
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 33
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 91.8%; rating input score 92
  • Program expense ratio: 92.5%; rating input score 93
  • 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd 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 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0.9%; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.14; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.36; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0.6%; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -0.6% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -4% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -7.8% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 91.8% of revenue deployed · 92.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $16.6M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $114K · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 37/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 3/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 40/100.