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Community Action of Napa Valley

Napa, CA · EIN 94-1610851 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Community Action of Napa Valley reported $10.4 million in revenue and $9.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $90.50 went to program services, $9.39 to management and general costs and $0.11 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 97.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $137,993 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 40% 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 $9.1M

For 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 June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $10M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 3,614 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
90.5%87.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
9.4%11.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.1%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
97.6%20.6%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
4.7%2.4%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.8%70.8%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$137,993$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.51%1.18%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
26
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
14.26.9
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
14 of 14100.0%

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 expense
$5.4M expenses · 65.4% of program spending · grants $4.2M · revenue $53,425

Food bank program - the napa food bank provides bi-monthly brown bag services to low-income seniors and usda surplus food commodities and donated food to low-income individuals and families in napa county. The food is distributed through other agencies, meal programs and pantries

$1.7M expenses · 21.1% of program spending

Child care program - the canv kids child development and family program provides qualified low-income families with subsized pre-school and child care services for infants and children up to 5 years old

$965K expenses · 11.7% of program spending · grants $51,840

Senior nutrition program - provides daily home delivered and congregate meals to napa serniors. Meals, socialization, daily contact and caring volunteers allow seniors to live in their own home independently

$159K all other programs (line 4d)

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$125,872$0$12,121$137,993
FINANCE DIRECTOR
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$111,574$0$10,056$121,630

2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Community Action of Napa Valley (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $285K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$10M$9.1M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$10M$9.1M90.5%$11M$137,993
FY2024 ⓘ$9.7M$8.6M90.6%$9.5M$132,747
FY2023 ⓘ$6.7M$6.0M95.9%$6.7M$113,966
FY2022 (amended) ⓘ$7.8M$6.0M88.7%$5.9M$104,436
FY2021 ⓘ$9.7M$8.0M90.2%$4.2M$96,792
FY2020 (amended) ⓘ$7.4M$6.5M88.4%$2.4M$89,927

Governance 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–1b14 · 14 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 557
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6228

Private foundation grants it received

6 private foundations reported grants to Community Action of Napa Valley totaling $50,643 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.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Community Action of Napa Valley'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 of Napa Valley, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Community Action of Napa Valley's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Community Action of Napa Valley reported that 90.5% of its $9.1 million in expenses went to program services, 9.4% to management and general and 0.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Community Action of Napa Valley pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Community Action of Napa Valley reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $137,993, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Community Action of Napa Valley get its money?

Of $10.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 97.6% came from contributions and grants (including 4.7% from government grants) and 0.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Community Action of Napa Valley a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 94-1610851 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 202630699349300833 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202501349349312490 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411369349310611 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022 (amended), object 202341359349315339 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202221319349305567 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020 (amended), object 202232149349301628 · read the filing

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