Redwood Community Action Agency
Redwood Community Action Agency reported $12.4 million in revenue and $12.2 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $96.06 went to program services, $3.94 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.1% of the total. Government grants made up 98.9%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $199,056 (Executive Director). 2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 46% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $12MFor 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
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $12MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 96.1% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 3.9% | 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 | 99.1% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 98.9% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.8% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $199,056 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.64% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 0.2 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 8 of 8 | 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 expenseThe Community Services Division- Provides oral health education to children and adults countywide through the tooth program; emergency/transitional shelter to families who are homeless with referrals from child welfare services through adult and family services; 10 affect AmeriCorps members at family/community resource centers to strengthen Humboldt county communities and families with parenting lessons, local resources and case management services to help prevent child abuse; financial literacy education that supports client independence and self-sufficiency; case management services for…
Natural Resources Services (NRS) is committed to working with private landowners, government agencies, timber and fisheries industries, tribes, and community-based groups to promote healthy communities and healthy watersheds. -Watershed services - works with diverse landowners to restore local watersheds, protect water quality, and promote informed communities. In the last three decades, NRS' Watershed Program has designed and implemented several hundred fisheries enhancement, water quality improvement, riparian and wetland restoration, erosion and sediment control, urban stream, and…
The Energy and Environmental Services Division is committed to assisting low to moderate income households reduce their energy burden, improve the health and safety conditions of occupied housing and to foster client self-sufficiency. In support of these goals, we provide the following services in Humboldt County: energy efficiency retrofits, health and safety repairs, utility and energy assistance, client education & advocacy, and other services to people in need
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, 50.00 hrs/week | $180,452 | $0 | $18,604 | $199,056 |
| Finance Director Officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $75,312 | $0 | $20,660 | $95,972 |
2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Redwood Community Action Agency (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $295K (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
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–1b8 · 8 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
- 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 5147
- Volunteers Part I, line 68
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| GR Sundberg Inc Contractor | $760,618 |
| Samara Restoration Contract Service (lab) | $338,413 |
| Mattole Restoration Council Subcontractor | $278,176 |
| American Conservation Experience Contract Service (lab) | $242,203 |
| ICF Jones and Stokes Inc Consulting/Monitoring | $165,812 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Redwood Community Action Agency totaling $49 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 Redwood 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 Redwood Community Action Agency, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Redwood Community Action Agency's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Redwood Community Action Agency reported that 96.1% of its $12.2 million in expenses went to program services, 3.9% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Redwood Community Action Agency pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Redwood Community Action Agency reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $199,056, for the role of Executive Director (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Redwood Community Action Agency get its money?
Of $12.4 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 99.1% came from contributions and grants (including 98.9% from government grants) and 0.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Redwood Community Action Agency a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 94-2646370 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, object 202533219349312918 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202422989349301007 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202323199349322222 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202223159349306297 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202103149349306655 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202013029349300526 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 94-2646370: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.