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Community Action Program Commission of the Lancaster-Fairfield County Area
Community Action Program Commission of the Lancaster-Fairfield County Area reported $13.5 million in revenue and $13.9 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $90.40 went to program services, $9.60 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 93.1% of the total. Government grants made up 93.1%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $92,578 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/DEPUTY DIRECTOR). Revenue rose 63% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $14MFor 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
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $13MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 90.4% | 89.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 9.6% | 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 | 93.1% | 80.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 93.1% | 14.9% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 5.2% | 11.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $92,578 | $291,103 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.67% | 1.49% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 5.1 | 9.2 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 15 of 15 | 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
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseHead start and early childhood - approximately 181 children enrolled in hs, 133 children enrolled in ehs, 527 children enrolled in hmg, 100 children enrolled in ece and 14 children enrolled in teens with tots during 2024
Social services - approximately 5,864 clients served in 2024
Recycling & litter prevention - approximately 7,969,145 pounds of recycled material processed in 2024
Highest reported compensation
2024 · 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/DEPUTY DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $87,262 | $0 | $5,316 | $92,578 |
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $86,939 | $0 | $5,518 | $92,457 |
| CFO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $77,056 | $0 | $6,310 | $83,366 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Community Action Program Commission of the Lancaster-Fairfield County Area (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $268K (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
2024 · 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–1b15 · 15 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 5151
- Volunteers Part I, line 6776
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| ALEX STONEROCK ARK ENERGY Weatherization/construction | $201,013 |
| NEWARK BUILDING SOLUTIONS LLC Weatherization/construction | $132,252 |
| SPIRES MAINTENANCE Weatherization/construction | $115,297 |
| NEUHERZ CONSULTING SERVICES It consulting | $101,205 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Community Action Program Commission of the Lancaster-Fairfield County Area totaling $36 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 Community Action Program Commission of the Lancaster-Fairfield County Area'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 Commission of the Lancaster-Fairfield County Area, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Community Action Program Commission of the Lancaster-Fairfield County Area spent in 2024, $90.40 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Community Action Program Commission of the Lancaster-Fairfield County Area's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Community Action Program Commission of the Lancaster-Fairfield County Area reported that 90.4% of its $13.9 million in expenses went to program services, 9.6% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Community Action Program Commission of the Lancaster-Fairfield County Area pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Community Action Program Commission of the Lancaster-Fairfield County Area reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $92,578, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/DEPUTY DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Community Action Program Commission of the Lancaster-Fairfield County Area get its money?
Of $13.5 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 93.1% came from contributions and grants (including 93.1% from government grants) and 5.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Community Action Program Commission of the Lancaster-Fairfield County Area a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 31-6060695 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
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202533159349300533 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202413179349300746 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202333179349306503 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202213199349302336 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202143079349302934 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202033049349301723 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 31-6060695: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.