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Thames Valley Council for Community Action
Thames Valley Council for Community Action reported $39.5 million in revenue and $40.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $96.33 went to program services, $3.67 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 93.8% of the total. Government grants made up 91.6%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $198,167 (CEO). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 44% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $40MFor context, the median across 479 covered community improvement & capacity building charities: $90.45 programs, $9.31 management, $0.24 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $39MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 96.3% | 89.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 3.7% | 9.2% |
| 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 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 93.8% | 80.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 91.6% | 14.9% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 4.6% | 11.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $198,167 | $291,103 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.49% | 1.49% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 1.3 | 9.2 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 19 of 19 | 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 expenseChildren's programs classroom and home based child development and training services for families and their children aged 0-4, sliding scale fee day care for infants - age 10 (total 835 clients), nutrition education and food supplement to pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women and their children under age 5 (5,286 clients)
Energy assistance programs various program components provide emergency fuel/utility assistance payments for households that are low income and/or which contain an elderly or disabled member (10,807 clients)
Elderly services community volunteer experiences for seniors residing in windham, tolland, and new london counties (135 clients), provision of meal service to elders at congregate sites (1,912 clients) and delivery of meals to the residences of home bound elders within windham, tolland, and new london counties (1,434 clients)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $171,271 | $0 | $26,896 | $198,167 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $154,107 | $0 | $36,863 | $190,970 |
| CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCE OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $111,145 | $0 | $11,929 | $123,074 |
3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Thames Valley Council for Community Action (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $368K (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–1b19 · 19 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 5423
- Volunteers Part I, line 6835
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| USA MECHANICAL Hvac services | $266,994 |
| NUTMEG CONSULTING Consulting services | $143,172 |
| CART CONCEPTS Vehicle & repairs | $128,787 |
| CREATIVE RECREATION Playground services | $115,215 |
| COHN REZNICK LP Audit | $109,200 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
11 private foundations reported grants to Thames Valley Council for Community Action totaling $51,034 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 Thames Valley Council for Community Action's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Thames Valley Council for Community Action, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Thames Valley Council for Community Action spent in FY2025, $96.33 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Thames Valley Council for Community Action's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, Thames Valley Council for Community Action reported that 96.3% of its $40.1 million in expenses went to program services, 3.7% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Thames Valley Council for Community Action pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Thames Valley Council for Community Action reported for one person in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 was $198,167, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Thames Valley Council for Community Action get its money?
Of $39.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, 93.8% came from contributions and grants (including 91.6% from government grants) and 4.6% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Thames Valley Council for Community Action a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 06-0806128 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 March 31, 2025, object 202503429349300225 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, object 202443209349305584 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, object 202302739349300400 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022, object 202233369349300418 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021, object 202103059349301735 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020, object 202033049349301823 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 06-0806128: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.