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Community Action Program Belknap-Merrimack Counties

Concord, NH · EIN 02-0270376 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending February 28, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Community Action Program Belknap-Merrimack Counties reported $30.2 million in revenue and $30.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending February 28, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $95.30 went to program services, $4.70 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 98.0% of the total. Government grants made up 78.3%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $175,709 (CEO). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 27% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending February 28, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $30M

For context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending February 28, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $30M

Investment income was negative: −$10,515. The bar shows the positive sources only.

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 3,614 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
95.3%87.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
4.7%11.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.2%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
98.0%20.6%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
78.3%2.4%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
2.0%70.8%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$175,709$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.58%1.18%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
36
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
2.26.9
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
11 of 11100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$29M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $12M · revenue $612K

Providing support services to low income and elderly clients in the two county region

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
CEO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$145,916$0$29,793$175,709
COO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$119,900$0$21,485$141,385
CFO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$108,927$0$14,509$123,436

3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Community Action Program Belknap-Merrimack Counties (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $441K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$20M$40M$60M$80MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$30M$30M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$30M$30M95.3%$5.6M$175,709
FY2024 ⓘ$33M$33M93.8%$5.8M$173,863
FY2023 ⓘ$63M$63M96.9%$6.1M$172,183
FY2022 ⓘ$43M$41M95.4%$5.8M$163,780
FY2021 (amended) ⓘ$27M$27M95.2%$3.8M$166,230
FY2020 ⓘ$24M$25M96.5%$3.4M$164,441

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b11 · 11 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 5339
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6883

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
SOUTHERN NH SERVICES INC
Delegate expense
$826,356
BIRCH STREAM FARMS
Food manufacturing
$754,868
ETHICAL HOME PRO LLC
Repairs and maintenance
$334,863
TRI-COUNTY CAP
Delegate expense
$321,924
SOUTHWESTERN COMMUNITY
Delegate expense
$318,539

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

2 private foundations reported grants to Community Action Program Belknap-Merrimack Counties totaling $21,050 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Community Action Program Belknap-Merrimack Counties's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Community Action Program Belknap-Merrimack Counties, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Community Action Program Belknap-Merrimack Counties's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending February 28, 2025, Community Action Program Belknap-Merrimack Counties reported that 95.3% of its $30.4 million in expenses went to program services, 4.7% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Community Action Program Belknap-Merrimack Counties pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Community Action Program Belknap-Merrimack Counties reported for one person in the fiscal year ending February 28, 2025 was $175,709, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Community Action Program Belknap-Merrimack Counties get its money?

Of $30.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending February 28, 2025, 98.0% came from contributions and grants (including 78.3% from government grants) and 2.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Community Action Program Belknap-Merrimack Counties a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 02-0270376 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending February 28, 2025, object 202513169349306636 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending February 29, 2024, object 202403239349300730 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending February 28, 2023, object 202400239349300900 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending February 28, 2022, object 202222709349301427 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending February 28, 2021 (amended), object 202230619349300008 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending February 29, 2020, object 202110159349300111 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 02-0270376: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.