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Stark County Community Action Agency

Canton, OH · EIN 34-1320658 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Stark County Community Action Agency reported $13.0 million in revenue and $13.0 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $90.94 went to program services, $9.06 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 98.8% of the total. Government grants made up 98.8%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $210,420 (CEO). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 8% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $13M

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

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $13M

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

2024 filing. Median across 3,614 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2024Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
90.9%87.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
9.1%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
98.8%20.6%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
98.8%2.4%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%70.8%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$210,420$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.62%1.18%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
16
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
4.96.9
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
15 of 15100.0%

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 expense
$7.0M expenses · 59.2% of program spending · grants $338K

The Stark County Community Action Agency administers both the federally funded early head start and head start programs serving children and families from zero to five years of age with services to promote child development and school readiness through early learning, health, nutrition, family development, and well-being

$1.9M expenses · 16.4% of program spending · grants $854K

The Stark County Community Action Agency administers the federally funded utility assistance program designed to help eligible low-income Stark County households in meeting the high costs of home heating and cooling

$2.0M expenses · 17.0% of program spending · grants $787K

The Stark County Community Action Agency provides an array of community services including emergency housing and nutrition assistance services, youth development, and asset building programming

$876K all other programs (line 4d)

Highest reported compensation

2024 · 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
$171,022$0$39,398$210,420
FINANCE DIRECTOR
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$31,857$0$8,155$40,012

1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Stark County Community Action Agency (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $250K (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$5.0M$10M$15M$20M201920202021202220232024$13M$13M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2024 ⓘ$13M$13M90.9%$5.3M$210,420
2023 ⓘ$15M$15M93.2%$5.3M$175,858
2022 ⓘ$16M$17M94.5%$5.0M$169,619
2021 ⓘ$18M$18M93.9%$5.7M$150,720
2020 ⓘ$14M$13M91.9%$5.9M$187,322
2019 ⓘ$12M$11M91.4%$4.9M$188,822

Governance 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 5167
  • Volunteers Part I, line 612,890

Largest outside contractors

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
FAIR PLAY FAMILY CENTER
Child development
$372,536
AMERIPRO PLUMBING & HEATING LLC
Hvac repairs for clients
$330,113
JRC LEARNING CENTER
Child development
$126,379
UNIFIED CONSTRUCTION
Home weatherization contract work
$121,643

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 4 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Correct a figure or respond

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

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Questions people ask

How much of Stark County Community Action Agency's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Stark County Community Action Agency reported that 90.9% of its $13.0 million in expenses went to program services, 9.1% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Stark County Community Action Agency pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Stark County Community Action Agency reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $210,420, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Stark County Community Action Agency get its money?

Of $13.0 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 98.8% came from contributions and grants (including 98.8% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Stark County Community Action Agency a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 34-1320658 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 202523219349304542 · read the filing · XML
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202423049349300632 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202333189349303848 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202223009349301662 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202102049349301015 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202043049349301294 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 34-1320658: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.