Greater Lawrence Community Action Council
Greater Lawrence Community Action Council reported $47.1 million in revenue and $46.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $90.78 went to program services, $9.22 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 89.0% of the total. Government grants made up 87.1%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $196,302 (Executive Director). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 43% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $47MFor context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $47MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 90.8% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 9.2% | 11.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 89.0% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 87.1% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 10.1% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $196,302 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.42% | 1.38% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 3.4 | 6.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 9 of 9 | 100.0% |
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 expenseENERGY SERVICES - Includes Heartwap heating retrofit, HEAP fuel assistance, utility company conservation programs and weatherization assistance program
WOMEN, INFANT, AND CHILDREN (WIC) - Free of charge - friendly - health and nutrition program that provides healthy food and nutrition information for pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women, infants and children under the age of five
HEAD START - Comprehensive, high-quality, child and family development services to low-income, high need, high risk residents of Lawrence, Methuen, Andover and North Andover. Using a case management approach, Head Start will provide individualized services that include parent education, training and counseling, as well as developmental services to children from 15 months through age five
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Director Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $168,422 | $0 | $27,880 | $196,302 |
| CFO Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $159,984 | $0 | $28,639 | $188,623 |
| CPO Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $139,271 | $0 | $27,990 | $167,261 |
| Controller Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $123,784 | $0 | $27,505 | $151,289 |
| Chief Information Officer Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $109,753 | $0 | $9,465 | $119,218 |
5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Greater Lawrence Community Action Council (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $589K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance 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–1b9 · 9 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- 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 5363
- Volunteers Part I, line 6740
Private foundation grants it received
4 private foundations reported grants to Greater Lawrence Community Action Council totaling $50,102 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.
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Every number above is copied from Greater Lawrence Community Action Council's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Greater Lawrence Community Action Council, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Greater Lawrence Community Action Council spent in FY2025, $90.78 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Greater Lawrence Community Action Council's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Greater Lawrence Community Action Council reported that 90.8% of its $46.9 million in expenses went to program services, 9.2% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Greater Lawrence Community Action Council pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Greater Lawrence Community Action Council reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $196,302, for the role of Executive Director (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Greater Lawrence Community Action Council get its money?
Of $47.1 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 89.0% came from contributions and grants (including 87.1% from government grants) and 10.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Greater Lawrence Community Action Council a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 04-2397449 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 September 30, 2025, object 202632309349301123 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202521789349301357 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202402289349301475 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202342239349302269 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202230989349301113 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202120479349301237 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 04-2397449: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.