The mission of the national Community Action Partnership is to ensure the causes and conditions of poverty are effectively addressed and to strengthen, promote, represent, and serve the Community Action network.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$310K 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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FY2020 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.2M a year · 17% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$310K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$637K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.6M
Spent
$3.8M
To programs
67%
Net assets
$5.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$4.6M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.6M
FY2021$6.1M
FY2022$7.6M
FY2023$11.0M
FY2024$7.4M
Expenses
$3.8M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.8M
FY2021$6.0M
FY2022$6.7M
FY2023$6.3M
FY2024$7.8M
Net assets
$5.0M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.0M
FY2021$5.2M
FY2022$5.8M
FY2023$10.6M
FY2024$10.4M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 1986.

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Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $2.6M Management & general 33% · $1.2M Fundraising 0% · $1K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $310K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer
$196,380Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Vice President
$113,396Pt VII · Sec A
2nd Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
3rd Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Denise Harlow$241,068$227,000$207,753$192,747$196,380
Jovita a Tolbert Senior$167,509————
Tiffney Marley$167,509$156,933$134,273$119,118—
Jovita a Tolbert—$156,933$145,077$134,007$113,396
Lillie S Seels$148,526$140,119$129,534$115,397—
Maribeth Schneber-Rhemrev$142,585$134,514$124,352——
Jennifer Gregory Director$134,514$126,900———
Aaron Wicks——$108,422$114,260—

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

Strengthens and serves community action agencies addressing poverty's causes and conditions.

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3 programs · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Training and Technical Assistance

The training and technical assistance department builds community action agency capacity to address the causes and conditions of poverty and strengthen organizational capacity and efficiencies.

$1.1Mprogram expense
02

Annual Convention

The annual meeting (business meeting) of the membership is convened during this convention. This 5-DAY convention included a general opening session and a general closing session. The members attended trainings covering promising anti-poverty practices, advancing equity, energy and weatherization, agency governance, head START/EDUCATION…

$467Kprogram expense
03

Membership Services

This department provides support for member agencies such as research on poverty, access to lifeline services, discount business services, and communication tools and resources. In addition, the department provides presentations on poverty and the impact of community action at conferences and other events across the country.

$135Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K
Grants paid · 10 grants · $161K · 2020–2024
Race ForwardGA · FY2024$10,000
Race ForwardGA · FY2022$10,000
National Community Action FoundationDC · FY2021$20,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$60K
Money outPt IX
$3.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.6M
Managementcol C$1.2M
Fundraisingcol D$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$5.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$637K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$60K
Other incomeLn 4–11$564
Gains on assetsLn 7$37K
Total revenueLn 12$4.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.3M
SavingsLn 2$19K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K
Other assetsLn 15$36K
Total assetsLn 16$5.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$637K
Net assetsLn 32$5.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 530
VolunteersI 621
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M$2.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$19K$7K
Total assetsLn 16$5.0M$5.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M$637K
Net assetsLn 32$4.0M$5.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$53K$53K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$214K$74K$139K$886
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.2M$826K$345K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$41K$31K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$193K$133K$60K
Payroll taxesLn 10$109K$73K$37K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$364K$364K
Investment management feesLn 11f$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$607K$534K$73K
Office expensesLn 13$232K$210K$22K$50
Information technologyLn 14$72K$70K$2K$3
OccupancyLn 16$300K$199K$100K$154
TravelLn 17$72K$53K$19K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$286K$282K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$12K$8K$4K$6
InsuranceLn 23$14K$6K$8K$3
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$63K$23K$40K$16
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$1K$9K$1
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.8M$2.6M$1.2M$1K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $7.4M$7.8M−$363K$10.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $11.0M$6.3M$4.7M$10.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.6M$6.7M$927K$5.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.1M$6.0M$61K$5.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $4.6M$3.8M$825K$5.0M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $4,648,053 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,366,928$3,414,747
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,934,100$1,172,925
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $73,941$59,817
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$564
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,374,969$4,648,053
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $28,479$53,450
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,427,332$1,728,951
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,937,681$2,040,831
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,393,492$3,823,232
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,981,477$824,821
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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 $4,648,053 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$855,525
VIII-1e Government grants$1,268,365
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,290,857
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,414,747
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,156,575 · Unrelated business $16,350$1,172,925
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $22,951$22,951
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $36,866$36,866
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $564$564
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,156,575 · Unrelated business $16,350 · Excluded from tax $60,381$4,648,053
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,823,232 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $53,450$53,450
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $74,080 · Management $139,445 · Fundraising $886$214,411
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $826,278 · Management $345,431$1,171,709
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $30,527 · Management $10,444$40,971
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $132,999 · Management $59,624$192,623
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $72,517 · Management $36,720$109,237
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,598$3,598
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $363,651$363,651
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $6,540$6,540
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $534,275 · Management $73,106$607,381
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $210,021 · Management $21,675 · Fundraising $50$231,746
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $69,956 · Management $1,593 · Fundraising $3$71,552
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $199,332 · Management $100,248 · Fundraising $154$299,734
IX-17 TravelPrograms $52,911 · Management $18,972$71,883
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $281,534 · Management $4,610$286,144
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,991 · Management $3,756 · Fundraising $6$11,753
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,043 · Management $8,126 · Fundraising $3$14,172
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $22,577 · Management $40,315 · Fundraising $16$62,908
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,131 · Management $8,637 · Fundraising $1$9,769
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,575,622 · Management $1,246,491 · Fundraising $1,119$3,823,232
Part X · Balance sheet $5,623,475 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,617,845$2,276,099
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $18,684$18,703
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,790,100$1,566,751
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $120,479$98,737
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $87,458$93,571
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $18,787$7,034
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,338,387$1,526,800
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $35,780$35,780
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,027,520$5,623,475
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $229,085$237,769
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $634,167$233,083
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $137,790$166,168
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,001,042$637,020
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,271,283$2,652,153
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,755,195$2,334,302
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,026,478$4,986,455
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,027,520$5,623,475
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,986,455 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,648,053
XI-2 Total expenses$3,823,232
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$824,821
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,026,478
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$135,156
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,986,455

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