Big Sandy Area Community Action Program Incorporated

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The mission of Big Sandy Are Community Action Program is to provide a vast array of services to assist individuals and families in obatining self-sufficiency and, through collaborative efforts of community and organizational partnerships, improve the overall quality of life within the community.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 61-0653946) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 285 volunteers and 225 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
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $247K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
96% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$142K
to officers and key staff · 0.7% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 0.7% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
0.7 mo
of spending, in cash
0.7 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $453K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.7M
37% of total assets
Liabilities are 37% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
30
of 30 voting members
30 of 30 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$21.9M
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$21.6M
To programs
96%
Net assets
$2.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$21.9M
FY2025▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$17.9M
FY2021$20.6M
FY2022$19.3M
FY2023$19.3M
FY2024$20.1M
FY2025$21.9M
Expenses
$21.6M
FY2025▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$18.1M
FY2021$20.6M
FY2022$18.6M
FY2023$19.0M
FY2024$19.9M
FY2025$21.6M
Net assets
$2.8M
FY2025▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2025$2.8M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending October 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $20.6M Management & general 4% · $944K

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

31 people listed on the 990; $142K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$141,837Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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
Wanda C Thacker$141,837$125,696$117,859$110,760$109,643$101,846

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 people and families become self-sufficient and improves community life through various services.

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1 program · $20.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The organization is a community action agency which administers federal, state, and local programs to promote empoloyment and assist persons at or below the poverty level.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 61-0653946) · Dispute this line
$20.6Mprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$453K

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Oct 2025 · $19.3M federal money spent
Head StartDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.600 · Direct$10.5M
Low-Income Home Energy AssistanceDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.568 · Through Community Action Kentucky, INC.$4.4M
Wioa Adult ProgramDepartment of Labor · ALN 17.258 · Through Eastern Kentucky Cep, INC.$989K
Community Services Block GrantDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.569 · Through Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services$813K
Wioa National Dislocated Worker Grants / Wia National Emergency GrantsDepartment of Labor · ALN 17.277 · Through Eastern Kentucky Cep, INC.$597K

Plus 8 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Oct 2024 · $19.6M federal money spent
Head StartDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.600 · Direct$10.5M
Low-Income Home Energy AssistanceDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.568 · Through Community Action Kentucky INC$4.2M
Wioa National Dislocated Worker Grants / Wia National Emergency GrantsDepartment of Labor · ALN 17.277 · Through Eastern Kentucky Cep INC$1.6M
Community Services Block GrantDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.569 · Through Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services$834K
Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income PersonsDepartment of Energy · ALN 81.042 · Through Community Action Kentucky INC$670K

Plus 11 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Oct 2023 · $18.9M federal money spent
Head StartDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.600 · Direct$10.6M
Low-Income Home Energy AssistanceDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.568 · Through Community Action Kentucky INC$4.3M
Workforce Investment Act (wia) National Emergency GrantsDepartment of Labor · ALN 17.277 · Through Eastern Kentucky Cep INC$776K
Community Services Block GrantDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.569 · Through Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services$760K
Wia Adult ProgramDepartment of Labor · ALN 17.258 · Through Eastern Kentucky Cep INC$725K

Plus 9 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Oct 2022 · $18.8M federal money spent
Head StartDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.600 · Direct$10.3M
Low-Income Home Energy AssistanceDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.568 · Through Community Action Kentucky INC$4.9M
Community Services Block GrantDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.569 · Through Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services$1.0M
Wia Adult ProgramDepartment of Labor · ALN 17.258 · Through Eastern Kentucky Cep, INC$976K
Wia Youth ActivitiesDepartment of Labor · ALN 17.259 · Through Eastern Kentucky Cep, INC$520K

Plus 10 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$21.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$21.7M
Other incomeLn 4–11$156K
Investment incomeLn 3$306
Money outPt IX
$21.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$20.6M
Managementcol C$944K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$4.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
31
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a30
IndependentVI 1b30
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$21.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$21.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$306
Other incomeLn 4–11$156K
Total revenueLn 12$21.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.2M
SavingsLn 2$37K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$2.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$4.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32$2.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5225
VolunteersI 6285
Fiscal year endsHeaderOctober
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$705K$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.4M$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$4.6M$4.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32$2.6M$2.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$3.1M$2.6M$439K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.2M$1.0M$186K
TravelLn 17$73K$59K$14K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$80K$74K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$305K$304K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$285K$141K$144K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$16.0M$15.9M$45K
All other expensesLn 24e$562K$453K$109K
Total functional expensesLn 25$21.6M$20.6M$944K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 23, 2026 $21.9M$21.6M$266K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jul 14, 2025 $20.1M$19.9M$144K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jun 19, 2024 $19.3M$19.0M$393K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 12, 2023 $19.3M$18.6M$779K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jun 21, 2022 $20.6M$20.6M$92K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jun 16, 2021 $17.9M$18.1M−$190K$1.2M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support D · Assets and endowments O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $21,852,753 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $19,577,807$21,696,090
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $123$306
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $478,574$156,357
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $20,056,504$21,852,753
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 $3,960,318$4,304,425
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $15,951,902$17,282,004
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $19,912,220$21,586,429
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $144,284$266,324
Part VI · Governance 30 of 30 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body30
VI-1b Independent voting members30
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 $21,852,753 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$21,696,090
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$21,696,090
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $306$306
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $156,357$156,357
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $156,663 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$21,852,753
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $21,586,429 across 8 lines filed
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $2,645,902 · Management $438,670$3,084,572
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,033,952 · Management $185,901$1,219,853
IX-17 TravelPrograms $58,962 · Management $13,922$72,884
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $73,773 · Management $6,063$79,836
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $303,994 · Management $1,291$305,285
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $140,886 · Management $143,841$284,727
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $15,932,178 · Management $45,415$15,977,593
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $452,915 · Management $108,764$561,679
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $20,642,562 · Management $943,867 · Fundraising $0$21,586,429
Part X · Balance sheet $4,503,242 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $586,622$1,204,308
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $118,501$36,963
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,520,486$2,201,071
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,366,185$1,060,900
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,591,794$4,503,242
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $404,907$382,600
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,611,887$1,279,318
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,016,794$1,661,918
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,050,724$2,380,595
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $524,276$460,729
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,575,000$2,841,324
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,591,794$4,503,242
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,841,324 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$21,852,753
XI-2 Total expenses$21,586,429
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$266,324
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,575,000
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,841,324

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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