Community Action Council of Howard County Maryland
Community Action Council of Howard County Maryland reported $25.6 million in revenue and $24.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $84.64 went to program services, $13.41 to management and general costs and $1.95 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 98.1% of the total. Government grants made up 81.6%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $242,914 (PRESIDENT). 7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 87% 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 $24MFor 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 June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $26M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$16.57 $4.3M
- Government grants$81.54 $21M
- Investment income$1.89 $486K
Other revenue was negative: −$5,279. 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) | 84.6% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 13.4% | 11.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.9% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.02 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 98.1% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 81.6% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $242,914 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.00% | 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 | 8.2 | 6.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 18 of 18 | 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 expenseEarly childhood education: cac provides full-day, full-year early childhood education programming to children birth-to-five years old. The program includes early head start, head start preschool and msde pre-k programming and provides academic and developmental intervention services as needed. Cac uses a 2-generational approach focusing on the children and family in a holistic manner by pairing access to quality early childhood education with opportunities for the family to focus on long-term self-sufficiency goals such as education and employment. Cac maximizes its resources and supports the…
For energy cac provides income-eligible homeowners and renters with utility bill assistance to avoid utility termination and to help them get utilities turned back on after the are shut-off. In fiscal year 2025, cac received 7,105 applications for energy assistance from howard county households. A total of 3032 households were approved and 2,229,958 was provided in energy assistance to 2372 howard county households. For housing cac offers housing assistance to income eligible howard county families, including eviction prevention, first month's rent, and assistance with owed back rent. In…
The weatherization department assists eligible low- and moderate-income households through the installation of energy conservation materials in their homes. Energy efficiency measures such as air sealing, insulation, and hvac replacement are the typical types of improvements made. In addition, the department operates a program to install rooftop solar on the homes of eligible recipients and also operates a program to provide no cost home repairs that are designed to improve the health and safety of homes. Funding is provided from the department of energy weatherization assistance program, the…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $209,621 | $0 | $33,293 | $242,914 |
| WEATHERIZATI Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $177,753 | $0 | $29,514 | $207,267 |
| STAFF/INFO S Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $169,072 | $0 | $20,171 | $189,243 |
| FINANCE DIRE Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $158,183 | $0 | $27,429 | $185,612 |
| PEOPLE/CULTU Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $140,576 | $0 | $25,264 | $165,840 |
| EDUCATION DI Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $144,838 | $0 | $17,134 | $161,972 |
| CLIENT SERVI Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $134,228 | $0 | $24,880 | $159,108 |
7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Community Action Council of Howard County Maryland (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $447K (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–1b18 · 18 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 61,052
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| TOTAL HOME PERFORMANCE LLC Weatherization | $2,757,521 |
| NORTHEAST ENERGY SERVICES LLC Weatherization | $977,767 |
| ECOMIZE USA LLC Weatherization | $938,421 |
| DEVERE INSULATION HOME PERFORMANCE Weatherization | $349,938 |
| EFFICIENT HOME LLC Weatherization | $200,144 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 6 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
8 private foundations reported grants to Community Action Council of Howard County Maryland totaling $12,526 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 Council of Howard County Maryland'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 Council of Howard County Maryland, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Community Action Council of Howard County Maryland spent in FY2025, $84.64 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Community Action Council of Howard County Maryland's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Community Action Council of Howard County Maryland reported that 84.6% of its $24.3 million in expenses went to program services, 13.4% to management and general and 1.9% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Community Action Council of Howard County Maryland pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Community Action Council of Howard County Maryland reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $242,914, for the role of PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Community Action Council of Howard County Maryland get its money?
Of $25.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 98.1% came from contributions and grants (including 81.6% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Community Action Council of Howard County Maryland a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 52-0823083 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 202600549349301705 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202530459349300248 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202420339349300632 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202320349349300017 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202210279349300166 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202033499349300808 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 52-0823083: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.