Community Action for Improvement
Community Action for Improvement reported $10.3 million in revenue and $10.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $91.94 went to program services, $8.06 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 97.6%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $155,960 (CEO). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 164% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $10MFor 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 March 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $10MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 91.9% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 8.1% | 11.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 100.0% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 97.6% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $155,960 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.50% | 1.38% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 1.0 | 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 expenseResidential energy assistance- low - income home energy assistance program (liheap)- liheap provides financial assistance to eligible households to help pay the cost of home energy bills and other energy related services. Benefits vary depending on the intensity level and are based on a rating tool. The elderly and handicaped are given priority for services. Other low income clients are required to participate in case management to help improve their lives so they wont need these services for the duration of their lifetime. Staff will assist clients with networking with other resources and…
Head start and early head is our early education program that provides high- quality care and suppport to children and families. On september 28th, 2020, we opened the doors to a new vision for what it means to empower families to accomplish their goals. The program provides care and education to children six weeks of age to four years of age. We provide nutritional support to children, help families keep up with well child health checks, and we provide support to families in a variety of areas such as parenting, workforce development and more
Community services - community services block grant (csbg) program of age. We provide nutritional support to children, help families keep up with well child health checks, and we provide support to families in a variety of areas such as parenting, workforce development, and more. The program aims to combat poverty on a community level by removing the barriers of self-sufficiency clients may encounter. The csbg provides a range of services and activities designed to assist individuals in areas such as education, employment, nutrition, housing, health services, and income assistance
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Community Action for Improvement (Part VII, line 2).
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 11aNo
- 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 5131
- Volunteers Part I, line 615
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Community Action for Improvement totaling $93 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 for Improvement'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 for Improvement, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Community Action for Improvement spent in FY2025, $91.94 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Community Action for Improvement's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, Community Action for Improvement reported that 91.9% of its $10.4 million in expenses went to program services, 8.1% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Community Action for Improvement pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Community Action for Improvement reported for one person in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 was $155,960, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Community Action for Improvement get its money?
Of $10.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, 100.0% came from contributions and grants (including 97.6% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Community Action for Improvement a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 58-0978781 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 March 31, 2025, object 202620499349300537 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, object 202520299349300112 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, object 202322769349300222 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022, object 202320449349300637 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021, object 202200359349301600 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020, object 202100479349301000 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 58-0978781: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.