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Community Action INC FY2023 filing

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Punxsutawney, PA501(c)(3)Human Services EIN 25-1156265Revenue $6.2M in FY2023

On file with the IRSjccap.org105 Grace Way, 15767-1209 · Punxsutawney, PATax-exempt since May 1966Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Community Action, INC. Partners with Community members to improve low- income situations by assisting families with activities to overcome barriers, improve economic status, and enhance their quality of life.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$174K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $20K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$174K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $387K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$331K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.2M
-0.5% vs prior year
Spent
$6.3M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$2.2M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$6.2M
FY2023-0.5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$4.2M
FY2022$6.2M
FY2023$6.2M
FY2024$5.1M
FY2025$4.8M
Expenses
$6.3M
FY2023▲ +1.0%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$4.1M
FY2022$6.2M
FY2023$6.3M
FY2024$5.1M
FY2025$4.6M
Net assets
$2.2M
FY2023▼ -3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$2.2M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1966.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $5.8M Management & general 8% · $495K Fundraising 0% · $2K

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

22 people listed on the 990; $174K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
$105,310Pt VII · Sec A
Donna States
Controller
$68,651Pt VII · Sec A
Lori Brown
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Cris Dush
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Donna States’s $80K as CFO is at the 17th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M human services 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Susan Fusco Left 72023——$105,310——
Susan Fusco—$97,214—$102,014$98,504
Donna States$79,622$73,092$68,651$66,961$63,526
Misty Fleming Joined 102024$66,300————
Robert Cardamone Left 22025$64,448————
Robert Cardamone—$31,187———

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

Helps low-income families overcome barriers to improve their lives and economic status.

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3 programs · $4.0M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Homeless Services

Provide emergency shelter, transitional housing, help in locating residence, case management, limited financial assistance and advocacy services.

$1.6Mprogram expense
02

Weatherization Project

Installs housing materials to reduce energy consumption and health and safety concerns; also provides energy conservation education.

$1.3Mprogram expense
03

Medical Transportation

Provides non-emergency mileage reimbursement and para-transit transportation to covered services to persons with a valid department of human services pa access card.

$1.0Mprogram 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 · FY2024
Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic ViolenceFY2024$387K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$387K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$26K
Money outPt IX
$6.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.8M
Managementcol C$495K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$331K
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$4.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$15K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$1K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$600
Other incomeLn 4–11$26K
Total revenueLn 12$6.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.2M
SavingsLn 2$63K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$79K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$440K
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$331K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 556
VolunteersI 618
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$733K$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$62K$79K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$479K$440K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$412K$331K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M$2.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$204K$204K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$1.0M$118K$688
Other employee benefitsLn 9$358K$311K$47K$255
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$764$764
Office expensesLn 13$61K$61K−$47$296
Information technologyLn 14$88K$22K$66K$56
OccupancyLn 16$134K$126K$8K$189
TravelLn 17$26K$26K$344
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$471$471
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$32K$32K
InsuranceLn 23$30K$30K$470$8
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4.0M$4.0M$32K$186
All other expensesLn 24e$148K$128K$19K$245
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.3M$5.8M$495K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $4.8M$4.6M$121K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.1M$5.1M−$63K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $6.2M$6.3M−$83K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $6.2M$6.2M$7K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.2M$4.1M$117K$2.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $6,187,945 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,692,037$4,331,930
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,497,222$1,829,338
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $498$600
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $27,447$26,077
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,217,204$6,187,945
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,809,714$1,694,206
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,400,869$4,577,046
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,210,583$6,271,252
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $6,621−$83,307
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members18
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 $6,187,945 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $66,211 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,468
VIII-1e Government grants$4,202,877
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$127,585
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$14,842
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,331,930
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,763,127$1,763,127
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $600$600
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $21,869$21,869
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,208$4,208
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,833,546 · Excluded from tax $22,469$6,187,945
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,271,252 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $204,326$204,326
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,013,036 · Management $118,067 · Fundraising $688$1,131,791
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $311,324 · Management $46,510 · Fundraising $255$358,089
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $7,478$7,478
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $764$764
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $60,515 · Management −$47 · Fundraising $296$60,764
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $21,939 · Management $65,836 · Fundraising $56$87,831
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $125,922 · Management $7,557 · Fundraising $189$133,668
IX-17 TravelPrograms $25,566 · Management $344$25,910
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $471$471
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $32,356$32,356
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $29,969 · Management $470 · Fundraising $8$30,447
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,017,369 · Management $31,646 · Fundraising $186$4,049,201
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $128,422 · Management $19,489 · Fundraising $245$148,156
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,774,660 · Management $494,669 · Fundraising $1,923$6,271,252
Part X · Balance sheet $2,508,247 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $670,167$1,164,627
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $63,119$63,211
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,071,221$460,371
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $249,272$173,978
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $7,296$5,549
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $53,195$121,196
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $479,192$439,866
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $61,580$79,449
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,655,042$2,508,247
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $346,102$263,525
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $66,240$67,460
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $412,342$330,985
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,148,996$2,106,936
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $93,704$70,326
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,242,700$2,177,262
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,655,042$2,508,247
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,177,262 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,187,945
XI-2 Total expenses$6,271,252
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$83,307
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,242,700
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$17,869
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,177,262

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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