Community Action Partnership of Lancaster County
Community Action Partnership of Lancaster County reported $32.3 million in revenue and $32.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $93.40 went to program services, $5.60 to management and general costs and $1.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 86.5% of the total. Government grants made up 80.7%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $206,506 (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 42% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $33MFor 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 June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $32MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 93.4% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 5.6% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.0% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.01 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 86.5% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 80.7% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 4.4% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $206,506 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.63% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 2.8 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 14 of 14 | 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 expenseEducation and childhood development programs include early head start, head start, pre-k counts, child care, and parents as teachers. This continuum of "thrive to five" services helps to ensure that infants and children living in or at risk for poverty receive quality care and instruction that will help them develop cognitively, socially, and emotionally and thrive in school and in life
Household stability activities aim to mitigate the effects of poverty by providing eligible individuals and families with utility payment assistance, housing assistance, and child care subsidy. Additionally, rise (resilience inspiration strength empowerment) coaches work with families develop and pursue goals to reach economic prosperity
Health and nutrition services provide healthy foods to individuals and to food banks throughout lancaster county, as well as nutrition education to low income children and families. Wic provides education, breastfeeding support, and food vouchers particularly to women, infants, and children five and under
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer, 37.50 hrs/week | $182,506 | $0 | $24,000 | $206,506 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 37.50 hrs/week | $120,439 | $0 | $20,698 | $141,137 |
| CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER Officer, 37.50 hrs/week | $111,809 | $0 | $20,239 | $132,048 |
| CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER Officer, 37.50 hrs/week | $106,247 | $0 | $19,943 | $126,190 |
| CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Officer, 37.50 hrs/week | $98,171 | $0 | $19,514 | $117,685 |
| CHIEF PERSONNEL OFFICER Officer, 37.50 hrs/week | $83,795 | $0 | $18,749 | $102,544 |
4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Community Action Partnership of Lancaster County (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $863K (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–1b14 · 14 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 5378
- Volunteers Part I, line 61,700
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| FARELL'S MAINTENANCE SERVICES Routine cleaning of facilities | $170,947 |
| A MASONRY Building improvements | $141,500 |
| GARRETY GLASS Building improvements | $136,335 |
| TRISTARR STAFFING Temporary staffing | $108,016 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 4 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
4 private foundations reported grants to Community Action Partnership of Lancaster County totaling $66,714 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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Of every $100 Community Action Partnership of Lancaster County spent in FY2025, $93.40 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Community Action Partnership of Lancaster County's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Community Action Partnership of Lancaster County reported that 93.4% of its $32.6 million in expenses went to program services, 5.6% to management and general and 1.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Community Action Partnership of Lancaster County pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Community Action Partnership of Lancaster County reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $206,506, for the role of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Community Action Partnership of Lancaster County get its money?
Of $32.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 86.5% came from contributions and grants (including 80.7% from government grants) and 4.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Community Action Partnership of Lancaster County a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 23-1667311 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 June 30, 2025, object 202601359349302585 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202541339349301139 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202431359349306573 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202341329349307634 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202241339349302244 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202131339349303373 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 23-1667311: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.