Davidson County Community Action INC FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Lexington, NC501(c)(3)Since 1965EIN 56-0859971Revenue $488K in FY2021

On file with the IRSdavidsoncommunityaction.comPo Box 389, 27293-0389 · Lexington, NCTax-exempt since Jul 1968Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Advance the general welfare of individuals in Davidson County by focusing available local, state, private, and federal resources to assist low income individuals and families to acquire useful skills and knowledge, gain access to new opportunities and achieve economic self sufficiency.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$65K 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
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $7K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$65K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $11
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$30K
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
$488K
+23% vs prior year
Spent
$453K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$141K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$488K
FY2021▲ +23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$397K
FY2021$488K
FY2022$378K
FY2023$506K
FY2024$340K
FY2025$481K
Expenses
$453K
FY2021▲ +39%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$325K
FY2021$453K
FY2022$491K
FY2023$454K
FY2024$382K
FY2025$445K
Net assets
$141K
FY2021▲ +33%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$106K
FY2021$141K
FY2022$28K
FY2023$80K
FY2024$38K
FY2025−$68K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1968.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $397K Management & general 9% · $41K Fundraising 3% · $15K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $65K 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 Di
$64,913Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Darrick Horton$87,927$72,600$79,485$70,747$64,913$58,046

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 Davidson County residents gain skills, opportunities, and self-sufficiency.

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2 programs · $397K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Provided case management services to families AND/OR individuals in davidson county who meet the eligibility guidelines of the community services block grant program to achieve economic self-sufficiency.

$393Kprogram expense
02

Local support was provided for emergency food assistance by maintaining a stocked pantry that was visited by 603 people during the year.

$4Kprogram 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$11
Grants paid · 16 grants · $344K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$18,372
Unitemized GrantFY2024$6,858
Unitemized GrantFY2024$3,931
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,027
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$32
Unitemized GrantFY2023$28,076
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,160
Unitemized GrantFY2022$55,426
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,416
Unitemized GrantFY2021$120,974
Unitemized GrantFY2021$2,193
Unitemized GrantFY2020$75,857
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,941
Unitemized GrantFY2019$23,611
Unitemized GrantFY2019$1,540

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$488K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$487K
Other incomeLn 4–11$715
Fees for servicesLn 2g$385
Money outPt IX
$453K
Ln 25
Programscol B$397K
Managementcol C$41K
Fundraisingcol D$15K
Owns and owesPt X
$141K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$83K
Total assetsLn 16$170K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$487K
Government grantsLn 1e$485K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$385
Other incomeLn 4–11$715
Total revenueLn 12$488K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$83K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$83K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$40K
Total assetsLn 16$170K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K
Net assetsLn 32$141K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 67
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$135K$83K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$40K
Total assetsLn 16$141K$170K
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K$30K
Net assetsLn 32$106K$141K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$78K$78K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$79K$67K$9K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$116K$99K$13K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$24K$20K$3K$957
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$12K$2K$562
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$17K$2K$790
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$47K$40K$5K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$15K$13K$2K$613
OccupancyLn 16$26K$22K$3K$1K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K$330$120
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K$231$84
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$26K$22K$3K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K$274$100
Total functional expensesLn 25$453K$397K$41K$15K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $481K$445K$36K−$68K 990 PDF
FY2024 $340K$382K−$42K$38K 990 PDF
FY2023 $506K$454K$52K$80K 990 PDF
FY2022 $378K$491K−$113K$28K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $488K$453K$35K$141K 990 PDF
FY2020 $397K$325K$72K$106K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $488,110 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $413,883$487,010
I-9 Program service revenue$385
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$16,626$715
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $397,257$488,110
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $25,151$77,798
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $179,235$233,437
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $120,672$141,835
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $325,058$453,070
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $72,199$35,040
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 $488,110 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$485,349
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,661
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$487,010
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $385$385
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $715$715
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,100$488,110
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $453,070 across 13 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $77,798$77,798
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $67,141 · Management $8,689 · Fundraising $3,160$78,990
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $98,985 · Management $12,810 · Fundraising $4,658$116,453
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $20,345 · Management $2,633 · Fundraising $957$23,935
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,951 · Management $1,546 · Fundraising $562$14,059
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $16,789 · Management $2,173 · Fundraising $790$19,752
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $39,977 · Management $5,173 · Fundraising $1,881$47,031
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,019 · Management $1,685 · Fundraising $613$15,317
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $22,320 · Management $2,888 · Fundraising $1,050$26,258
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,552 · Management $330 · Fundraising $120$3,002
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,784 · Management $231 · Fundraising $84$2,099
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $22,006 · Management $2,847 · Fundraising $1,035$25,888
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,114 · Management $274 · Fundraising $100$2,488
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $396,781 · Management $41,279 · Fundraising $15,010$453,070
Part X · Balance sheet $170,281 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $135,058$82,757
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $3,916$39,386
X-4 Accounts receivable$578
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,565$7,661
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$39,899
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $140,539$170,281
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $34,873$29,575
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $34,873$29,575
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $105,666$40,465
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$100,241
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $105,666$140,706
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $140,539$170,281
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $140,706 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$488,110
XI-2 Total expenses$453,070
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$35,040
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$105,666
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$140,706

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