Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation
Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation reported $36.3 million in revenue and $36.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $95.28 went to program services, $4.26 to management and general costs and $0.46 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 94.1% of the total. Government grants made up 93.1%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $129,592 (Executive Direc). 1 person 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 $36MFor 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 September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $36MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 95.3% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 4.3% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.5% | 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 | 94.1% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 93.1% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 4.0% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $129,592 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.36% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 2.5 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 29 of 29 | 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 expenseHeadstart program provides comprehensive health, educational, nutritional, social and other services primarily to economically disadvantaged school children
Dallas County Public Housing Authority provides affordable housing options for low income and disadvantaged people
Energy Crisis Assistance program is to provide help to low income families who have an energy reated crisis
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 Direc Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $123,421 | $0 | $6,171 | $129,592 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $123K (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–1b29 · 29 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 5582
- Volunteers Part I, line 6200
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| Aprils Country Air WX Contractor | $675,144 |
| DHTC Development LLC WX Contractor | $459,669 |
| Air Heros HVAC LLC WX Conttractor | $113,189 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 3 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
4 private foundations reported grants to Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation totaling $133K 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 Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation spent in FY2025, $95.28 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation reported that 95.3% of its $36.1 million in expenses went to program services, 4.3% to management and general and 0.5% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $129,592, for the role of Executive Direc (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation get its money?
Of $36.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 94.1% came from contributions and grants (including 93.1% from government grants) and 4.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 43-0836672 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 202641199349302359 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202541189349300809 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202421029349300532 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202311219349300816 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202221299349303812 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202111239349301011 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 43-0836672: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.