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OCAB Community Action Agency
OCAB Community Action Agency reported $14.2 million in revenue and $15.3 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $85.80 went to program services, $14.20 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 100.0% of the total. Government grants made up 95.3%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $203,635 (Executive Director). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 18% between FY2020 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $15MFor 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 $14MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 85.8% | 89.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 14.2% | 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 | 100.0% | 80.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 95.3% | 14.9% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 11.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $203,635 | $291,103 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.33% | 1.49% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | -1.5 | 9.2 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 9 of 9 | 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 is a full day pre-scholl program for three, four, and five year olds from low income families. It promotes the cognitive, physical emotional, psychological and social development of children, including those with disabilities, and provides assistance to their families through educational,social, nutritional, health, disabilities, family partnership, transportation and transition services components. Staff members work closely with families and community agencies to meet the comprehensive needs of all children
The Low Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP) Program is designed to help the states low-income households pay the price of home energy, defined as residential heating and cooling, and to increase energy self sufficiency; thereby reducint the vulnerability resulting from energy needs. The program is also designed to intervene in energy-related crisis situations (42 U.S.C. 8623(c) and 8624(b)(1) and to conduct outreach(42 U.S.C. 8624(b)(1). The program also provides services to encourage and enable households to reduce home energy needs and consequently eliminating the need for energy…
Community Services Block Grant(CSBG) services seek to promote social and economic self-sufficiency through the achievement and development of knowledge the skills and abilities that will enable low-income individuals to effectively respond to and manage those life circumstances negatively impact their well being and accomplishment of life goals. Through the strengthening of individual and family competencies, services shall enable low-income persons to mobilize the resources and support necessary to deal with exisiting problems, needs and future aspirations
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 Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $185,100 | $0 | $18,535 | $203,635 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from OCAB Community Action Agency (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $642K (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked| Filing | Revenue | Expenses | Programs | Net assets | Top pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 (amended) ⓘ | $14M | $15M | 85.8% | −$1.9M | $203,635 |
| FY2024 ⓘ | $11M | $12M | 90.5% | −$3.0M | $203,634 |
| 2023 (amended) ⓘ | $12M | $13M | 86.9% | −$2.0M | $203,634 |
| FY2023 (amended) ⓘ | $11M | $13M | 85.8% | −$2.0M | $203,634 |
| FY2022 ⓘ | $12M | $13M | 86.5% | −$1.6M | $185,100 |
| FY2021 ⓘ | $10M | $10M | 83.8% | −$660K | $185,100 |
| FY2020 ⓘ | $12M | $10.0M | 99.4% | $7.5M | $185,100 |
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–1b9 · 9 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
- 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 5155
- Volunteers Part I, line 6415
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Every number above is copied from OCAB 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 OCAB Community Action Agency, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 OCAB Community Action Agency spent in 2024, $85.80 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of OCAB Community Action Agency's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, OCAB Community Action Agency reported that 85.8% of its $15.3 million in expenses went to program services, 14.2% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does OCAB Community Action Agency pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation OCAB Community Action Agency reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $203,635, for the role of Executive Director (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does OCAB Community Action Agency get its money?
Of $14.2 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 100.0% came from contributions and grants (including 95.3% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is OCAB Community Action Agency a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 57-0479088 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 (amended), object 202523399349301407 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2024, object 202431699349300828 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023 (amended), object 202533399349301308 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2023 (amended), object 202540379349301304 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2022, object 202323199349324262 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2021, object 202200329349301220 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2020, object 202003519349301365 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 57-0479088: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.