Community Action Partnership of Lancaster and Saunders Counties
Community Action Partnership of Lancaster and Saunders Counties reported $18.4 million in revenue and $17.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $84.10 went to program services, $14.79 to management and general costs and $1.11 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 95.2% of the total. Government grants made up 78.3%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $206,481 (CEO). 7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 36% 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 $18MFor context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 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 $18M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$16.88 $3.1M
- Government grants$78.15 $14M
- Program service revenue$4.82 $886K
- Investment income$0.15 $27,790
Other revenue was negative: −$29,753. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 84.1% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 14.8% | 11.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.01 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 95.2% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 78.3% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 4.8% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $206,481 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.16% | 1.38% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 7 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 6.2 | 6.8 |
| 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
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseChild and family development:Community Action provides high-quality early childhood education services to our community's most vulnerable children (ages birth to five) and their families through early head start and head start programs. Programs focus on readiness - children ready for school, families ready to support their children's development, and schools ready to prepare the children who walk through their doors to graduate from high school. Programs ensure that our community's most vulnerable children receive the cognitive, social-emotional, physical, and linguistic interventions they…
Community services:Community Action's vision for a healthy, vibrant, and inclusive community motivates US to offer numerous vital services to the community at large. Among these services is languagelinc, a professional interpretation and translation service and our gathering place soup kitchen, which provides nutritious evening meals 7 nights per week. In fiscal year 2025, the gathering place served 55,330 meals with 99% of those meals containing fresh content
Financial and family well-being:Community Action's financial and family well-being programs are geared toward increasing financial stability of low- to moderate-income individuals and families. Our free to save program provides financial education paired with 4:1 matched savings for the purchase of a home, postsecondary education, vehicle, or small business start-up/expansion. Our lincoln community response program supports and links families to resources to prevent entry into the child welfare system. The weatherization program identifies areas of energy inefficiency in low- to…
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, 40.00 hrs/week | $161,885 | $0 | $44,596 | $206,481 |
| CFO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $129,379 | $0 | $31,898 | $161,277 |
| DIRECTOR OF EARLY HEAD START Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $136,557 | $0 | $23,969 | $160,526 |
| DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM IMPACT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $132,984 | $0 | $20,876 | $153,860 |
| HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $128,695 | $0 | $20,747 | $149,442 |
| EDUCATION AND DISABILITIES COORDINATOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $108,230 | $0 | $34,896 | $143,126 |
| HS ENROLLMENT AND COMPLIANCE COORDINATOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $101,123 | $0 | $35,707 | $136,830 |
7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Community Action Partnership of Lancaster and Saunders Counties (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $372K (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–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 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5217
- Volunteers Part I, line 6800
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| DICKEY-HINDS-MUIR INC Construction | $655,750 |
| GROUNDUP KITCHEN LLC Catering services | $428,604 |
| WAHOO PUBLIC SCHOOLS Head start services | $417,322 |
| SANITIZE360 LLC Janitorial services | $180,180 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 4 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
3 private foundations reported grants to Community Action Partnership of Lancaster and Saunders Counties totaling $45,062 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 and Saunders Counties spent in FY2025, $84.10 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 and Saunders Counties's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Community Action Partnership of Lancaster and Saunders Counties reported that 84.1% of its $17.9 million in expenses went to program services, 14.8% to management and general and 1.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Community Action Partnership of Lancaster and Saunders Counties pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Community Action Partnership of Lancaster and Saunders Counties reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $206,481, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Community Action Partnership of Lancaster and Saunders Counties get its money?
Of $18.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 95.2% came from contributions and grants (including 78.3% from government grants) and 4.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Community Action Partnership of Lancaster and Saunders Counties a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 47-0491162 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 202601759349301200 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202542259349302014 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202412289349301656 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202302229349302310 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202242219349301959 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202101679349301140 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 47-0491162: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.