Community Action Program for Central Arkansas
Community Action Program for Central Arkansas reported $9.8 million in revenue and $10.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026. Of every $100 it spent, $95.15 went to program services, $4.85 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.4% of the total. Government grants made up 98.5%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $78,223 (FISCAL OFFICER). Revenue rose 8% between FY2020 and FY2026. Source: Form 990, FY2026.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending March 31, 2026 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $10MFor 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 March 31, 2026 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $9.8MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2026 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 95.1% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 4.9% | 11.4% |
| 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 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 99.4% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 98.5% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $78,223 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.78% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 4.1 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 12 of 12 | 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
FY2026 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseHeadstart-pre-school program for 3 and 4 year-old, low-income children for education, health and general well being of children. Migrant/seasonal head start-pre-school program for 6 week to 5 year old, low-income, migrant children. Provides educations, health and AIDS general well being
Low-income home energy assistance program (liheap) - assistes low-income households, particularly those with the lowest incomes that pay a high proportion of household income for home energy, primarily in meeting their immediate home energy needs
Highest reported compensation
FY2026 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FISCAL OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $78,223 | $0 | $0 | $78,223 |
| Executive Dir. Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $76,978 | $0 | $0 | $76,978 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Community Action Program for Central Arkansas (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $169K (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2026 · 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–1b12 · 12 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 5201
- Volunteers Part I, line 61,470
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Every number above is copied from Community Action Program for Central Arkansas'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 Program for Central Arkansas, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Community Action Program for Central Arkansas spent in FY2026, $95.15 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Community Action Program for Central Arkansas's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026, Community Action Program for Central Arkansas reported that 95.1% of its $10.0 million in expenses went to program services, 4.9% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Community Action Program for Central Arkansas pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Community Action Program for Central Arkansas reported for one person in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026 was $78,223, for the role of FISCAL OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Community Action Program for Central Arkansas get its money?
Of $9.8 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026, 99.4% came from contributions and grants (including 98.5% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Community Action Program for Central Arkansas a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 71-0393919 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, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2026: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026, object 202602469349301555 · read the filing
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, object 202503079349303415 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, object 202442579349300949 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, object 202313259349300336 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022, object 202212159349300316 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021, object 202142449349300504 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020, object 202002489349301505 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 71-0393919: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.