Tompkins Community Action INC

Tax-deductible

Ithaca, NY501(c)(3)Since 1966EducationEIN 16-0910547Revenue $9.6M in FY2025

On file with the IRStcaction.org701 Spencer Rd, 14850-5111 · Ithaca, NYTax-exempt since Jun 1967Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Tompkins Community Action, INC. (tcaction) is located in upstate new york's finger lakes region. Tcaction has served the Community for over 50 years, implementing programs that support families in their goals to become self-sufficient.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 87 volunteers and 160 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $306K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$294K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 72% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $224K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.9M
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$9.6M
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$10.1M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$9.0M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$9.6M
FY2025▲ +13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$8.4M
FY2022$8.3M
FY2023$8.6M
FY2024$8.5M
FY2025$9.6M
Expenses
$10.1M
FY2025▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$8.6M
FY2022$8.3M
FY2023$9.1M
FY2024$8.9M
FY2025$10.1M
Net assets
$9.0M
FY2025▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$10.6M
FY2022$10.6M
FY2023$10.1M
FY2024$9.4M
FY2025$9.0M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending March 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1967.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $8.9M Management & general 11% · $1.1M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $294K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$167,248Pt VII · Sec A
$127,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Danielle Harrington’s $167K as Executive Director is at the 72nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Danielle Harrington$167,248$139,829$146,782——
Carolyn E Berman$127,000$109,000———
Lee Dillon———$109,322$93,493

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers families with programs for self-sufficiency in the Finger Lakes region.

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1 program · $8.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Tompkins community action is a private, not-for profit charitable organization that had its grassroots beginnings in 1964. Originally tompkins county economic opportunity corporation or eoc, as it was known until our official corporate name change to tompkins community action in 1999, began as a local coalition of concerned community…

$8.9Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$224K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$9.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$480K
Other incomeLn 4–11$122K
Money outPt IX
$10.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$8.9M
Managementcol C$1.1M
Owns and owesPt X
$9.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$255K
Total assetsLn 16$10.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$9.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$480K
Investment incomeLn 3$109
Other incomeLn 4–11$122K
Total revenueLn 12$9.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$255K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$255K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10.3M
Other assetsLn 15$104K
Total assetsLn 16$10.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M
Net assetsLn 32$9.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5160
VolunteersI 687
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$200K$255K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10.9M$10.3M
Total assetsLn 16$11.5M$10.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.1M$1.9M
Net assetsLn 32$9.4M$9.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$294K$294K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.8M$4.3M$416K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$20K$17K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$415K$359K$56K
Payroll taxesLn 10$386K$334K$52K
Legal feesLn 11b$15K$14K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$792K$722K$70K
Office expensesLn 13$15K$11K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$418K$403K$15K
TravelLn 17$14K$14K$537
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$91K$79K$12K
InterestLn 20$93K$93K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$618K$618K
InsuranceLn 23$88K$70K$18K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.9M$1.7M$153K
All other expensesLn 24e$162K$129K$33K
Total functional expensesLn 25$10.1M$8.9M$1.1M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $9.6M$10.1M−$444K$9.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $8.5M$8.9M−$425K$9.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $8.6M$9.1M−$479K$10.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $8.3M$8.3M$46K$10.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $8.4M$8.6M−$227K$10.6M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $9,618,262 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $7,668,623$9,015,270
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $570,999$480,479
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10,827$109
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $246,717$122,404
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $8,497,166$9,618,262
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,182,969$5,867,972
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,739,621$4,193,811
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $8,922,590$10,061,783
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$425,424−$443,521
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $9,618,262 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$9,010,742
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,528
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$9,015,270
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $480,479$480,479
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $109$109
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $122,404$122,404
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $480,479 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $122,513$9,618,262
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $10,061,783 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $294,248$294,248
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,336,555 · Management $416,183$4,752,738
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $17,130 · Management $2,658$19,788
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $359,308 · Management $55,796$415,104
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $334,276 · Management $51,818$386,094
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $13,805 · Management $1,125$14,930
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $722,042 · Management $70,244$792,286
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,133 · Management $3,528$14,661
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $403,395 · Management $14,917$418,312
IX-17 TravelPrograms $13,652 · Management $537$14,189
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $79,265 · Management $11,840$91,105
IX-20 InterestPrograms $92,672$92,672
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $618,050$618,050
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $70,160 · Management $17,568$87,728
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,735,726 · Management $152,617$1,888,343
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $128,793 · Management $32,742$161,535
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,935,962 · Management $1,125,821 · Fundraising $0$10,061,783
Part X · Balance sheet $10,859,424 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $199,508$254,845
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $247,733$189,789
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $4,498$4,498
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,924,114$10,306,064
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $99,069$104,228
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $11,474,922$10,859,424
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $81,791$106,375
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $340,493$286,714
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $52,196$57,222
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,059,303$1,887,326
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $9,414,926$8,970,615
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $693$1,483
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $9,415,619$8,972,098
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $11,474,922$10,859,424
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,972,098 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$9,618,262
XI-2 Total expenses$10,061,783
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$443,521
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$9,415,619
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,972,098

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