Act as the Community action agency for the counties of bond, clinton, marion and washington

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$115K 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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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $497K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$115K
to officers and key staff · 0.9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $95K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.7M
33% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 33% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 19 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$12.8M
+22% vs prior year
Spent
$12.9M
To programs
95%
Net assets
$3.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$12.8M
FY2021▲ +22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$10.5M
FY2021$12.8M
FY2022$13.3M
FY2023$16.3M
FY2024$14.1M
FY2025$12.1M
Expenses
$12.9M
FY2021▲ +23%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$10.5M
FY2021$12.9M
FY2022$14.3M
FY2023$16.8M
FY2024$14.8M
FY2025$13.0M
Net assets
$3.4M
FY2021▼ -21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.3M
FY2021$3.4M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$920K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 Oct 1967.

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Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $12.2M Management & general 5% · $658K

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

21 people listed on the 990; $115K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$58,300Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Fiscal Officer
$57,141Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jessica Backs’s $97K as Executive Director is at the 3rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 572 $10–100M community development 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jessica Backs$96,764$69,493————
Sue Castleman—$66,300$75,513$61,650$58,300$57,235
Mary Campbell—$67,912$73,312$58,677$57,141$51,641
Carrie Gordon$71,559$45,760————

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

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

Programs and updates

Coordinates community service funding to support local initiatives.

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3 programs · $11.5M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Energy assistance for low-income households to assist with winter heating costs and weatherization to make homes more comfortable, more energy efficient and reduce heating and cooling costs. For the FY21 liheap program, there were 2,564 households who received assistance. This is for the time period of 7/1/20 -6/30/21.

$6.2Mprogram expense
02

The head start program is funded fro 354 children and the early head start program is funded for 28. During the 7/1/20 - 6/30/21, 361 children were cummulative enrolled in head start and 50 were cumulative enrolled in early head start.

$4.7Mprogram expense
03

The project bread senior meal program provides congregate and home delivered meals at two sites in marion county. One site is in centralia and the other site is in salem. The meals are provided for seniors who are 60 and over.

$583Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$95K
Grants paid · 31 grants · $19.3M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,369,589
Unitemized GrantFY2024$390,508
Unitemized GrantFY2024$138,399
Unitemized GrantFY2024$45,196
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,714,525
Unitemized GrantFY2023$381,539
Unitemized GrantFY2023$342,413
Unitemized GrantFY2023$106,863
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,083
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,734,581
Unitemized GrantFY2022$385,178
Unitemized GrantFY2022$312,889
Unitemized GrantFY2022$81,522
Unitemized GrantFY2022$54,556
Unitemized GrantFY2021$3,896,826
Unitemized GrantFY2021$279,619
Unitemized GrantFY2021$191,244
Unitemized GrantFY2021$108,222
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$12.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$62K
Money outPt IX
$12.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$12.2M
Managementcol C$658K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.1M
Total assetsLn 16$5.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$9.9M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$200K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$62K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2K
Total revenueLn 12$12.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$34K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$858K
Total assetsLn 16$5.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32$3.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5159
VolunteersI 6150
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.1M$3.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$34K$34K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$828K$858K
Total assetsLn 16$4.9M$5.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$536K$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32$4.3M$3.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$3.4M$3.4M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$142K$128K$14K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.9M$2.6M$288K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.2M$1.1M$119K
Payroll taxesLn 10$304K$274K$31K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$405K$367K$38K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$10K$313
Office expensesLn 13$107K$84K$24K
OccupancyLn 16$307K$252K$54K
TravelLn 17$8K$7K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$284K$279K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$70K$70K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3.5M$3.4M$65K
All other expensesLn 24e$304K$286K$18K
Total functional expensesLn 25$12.9M$12.2M$658K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $12.1M$13.0M−$839K$920K 990 PDF
FY2024 $14.1M$14.8M−$706K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $16.3M$16.8M−$513K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $13.3M$14.3M−$915K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $12.8M$12.9M−$40K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $10.5M$10.5M$29K$4.3M 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $12,817,293 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $8,809,027$10,337,450
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,644,405$2,416,094
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11,225$1,723
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $28,062$62,026
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $10,492,719$12,817,293
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,511,513$3,380,704
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,232,760$4,490,193
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,719,076$4,986,104
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $10,463,349$12,857,001
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $29,370−$39,708
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members19
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $12,817,293 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$9,923,274
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$414,176
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$200,043
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$10,337,450
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,328,038 · Unrelated business $88,056$2,416,094
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $223$223
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,500$1,500
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $62,026$62,026
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,390,064 · Unrelated business $88,056 · Excluded from tax $1,723$12,817,293
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $12,857,001 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $3,380,704$3,380,704
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $127,752 · Management $14,302$142,054
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,571,374 · Management $287,853$2,859,227
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,065,411 · Management $119,268$1,184,679
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $273,604 · Management $30,629$304,233
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $366,748 · Management $38,396$405,144
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,357 · Management $313$10,670
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $83,880 · Management $23,575$107,455
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $252,448 · Management $54,172$306,620
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,196 · Management $1,149$8,345
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $278,525 · Management $5,558$284,083
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $70,150$70,150
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,424,498 · Management $64,885$3,489,383
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $286,276 · Management $17,978$304,254
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $12,198,923 · Management $658,078 · Fundraising $0$12,857,001
Part X · Balance sheet $5,070,434 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,058,593$3,076,043
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $233,642$186,597
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $403,783$426,369
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $301,297$489,915
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $828,008$858,010
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $33,500$33,500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,858,823$5,070,434
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $465,072$527,201
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $43,638$33,538
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $27,744$227,034
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$888,470
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $536,454$1,676,243
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,993,379$3,044,464
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $328,990$349,727
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,322,369$3,394,191
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,858,823$5,070,434
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,394,191 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$12,817,293
XI-2 Total expenses$12,857,001
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$39,708
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,322,369
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$888,470
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,394,191

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