Community Action Organization FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Hillsboro, OR501(c)(3)Since 1965Human ServicesEIN 93-0554941Revenue $57.3M in FY2021

On file with the IRScaowash.org1001 Sw Baseline St, 97123-3822 · Hillsboro, ORTax-exempt since Apr 1974Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Community Action leads the way to eliminate conditions of poverty and creates opportunities for people and communities to thrive.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$402K 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
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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $708K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
$402K
to officers and key staff · 0.7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$11.4M
75% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 75% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$57.3M
+97% vs prior year
Spent
$57.3M
To programs
95%
Net assets
$3.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$57.3M
FY2021▲ +97%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$29.1M
FY2021$57.3M
FY2022$69.0M
FY2023$60.1M
FY2024$53.7M
FY2024$48.7M
Expenses
$57.3M
FY2021▲ +99%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$28.8M
FY2021$57.3M
FY2022$68.6M
FY2023$59.4M
FY2024$51.6M
FY2024$49.3M
Net assets
$3.9M
FY2021▲ +0.8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.9M
FY2021$3.9M
FY2022$4.3M
FY2023$5.0M
FY2024$7.1M
FY2024$6.5M

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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 1974.

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Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $54.4M Management & general 4% · $2.5M Fundraising 1% · $362K

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; $402K 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
$142,324Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Human Resources
$133,265Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance
$126,002Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kempton Shuey’s $161K as Executive Director is at the 25th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kempton Shuey$161,373$163,471$151,100$145,260$142,324$88,715
Roger Barnes Thru Dec 2024$150,658—————
Roger Barnes—$144,808$138,476$136,496$133,265$121,681
Kimberly Kelly$144,740$140,713$129,021$13,846——
Renee Bruce—————$142,417
Jerry Brown———$61,056$126,002—
Jerry W Brown—————$115,359
Katherine King——$102,970———

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

Empowers communities to end poverty and create opportunities for people to thrive.

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3 programs · $47.7M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Energy and emergency rent prevents homelessness and assures that families can remain safe and warm in their homes by providing financial assistance for those facing eviction or termination of heat and electricity services.

$30.3Mprogram expense
02

Early childhood development encompasses cao's head start and early head start programs. *head start is funded for 817 primarily low-income pre-school children, ages 3 to 5, including those with special needs, and strives to prepare them for success in school and life.

$12.3Mprogram expense
03

Housing and homeless services focuses on identifying long-term, stable solutions for renters, and utilizes a housing-first model - getting homeless people housed as quickly as possible and getting them the supportive services necessary to maintain long-term stability.

$5.1Mprogram 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$20K
Grants paid · 90 grants · $162.0M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$17,807,799
Unitemized GrantFY2024$899,277
Open Door HousingworksOR · FY2024$161,177
Homeplate Youth ServicesOR · FY2024$47,869
Unitemized GrantFY2023$21,367,604
Unitemized GrantFY2023$811,596
Good Neighbor CenterOR · FY2023$312,660
Open Door HousingworksOR · FY2023$151,173
See all 90 grants →

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$57.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$56.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$835K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$401K
Money outPt IX
$57.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$54.4M
Managementcol C$2.5M
Fundraisingcol D$362K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.1M
Total assetsLn 16$15.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$56.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$54.9M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$68K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$103K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$401K
Investment incomeLn 3$50
Other incomeLn 4–11$835K
Total revenueLn 12$57.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4.0M
SavingsLn 2$84K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.7M
Other assetsLn 15$395K
Total assetsLn 16$15.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.4M
Net assetsLn 32$3.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5437
VolunteersI 649
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$1.5M$4.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.8M$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$7.7M$15.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.9M$11.4M
Net assetsLn 32$3.9M$3.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.3M$1.3M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$33.0M$33.0M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$295K$295K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$14.8M$13.1M$1.6M$211K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$325K$281K$40K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2.5M$2.2M$276K$35K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.6M$1.4M$188K$16K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$203K$22K$168K$14K
Office expensesLn 13$454K$201K$218K$35K
OccupancyLn 16$1.1M$881K$176K$15K
TravelLn 17$34K$29K$6K$221
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$263K$193K$67K$3K
InterestLn 20$84K$73K$10K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$143K$124K$17K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$172K$91K$81K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.1M$1.6M−$574K$25K
Total functional expensesLn 25$57.3M$54.4M$2.5M$362K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $53.7M$51.6M$2.1M$7.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $60.1M$59.4M$685K$5.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $69.0M$68.6M$414K$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $57.3M$57.3M$31K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $29.1M$28.8M$290K$3.9M 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 $57,320,535 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $27,666,970$56,084,698
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $461,513$400,997
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$50
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,004,720$834,790
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $29,133,203$57,320,535
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $10,178,166$34,288,731
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $15,795,398$19,522,664
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $21,058$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,848,751$3,477,835
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $28,843,373$57,289,230
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $289,830$31,305
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $57,320,535 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$50,682
VIII-1c Fundraising events$103,260
VIII-1e Government grants$54,889,956
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,040,800
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$68,414
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$56,084,698
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $400,997$400,997
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $50$50
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $59,066$59,066
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $775,724$775,724
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,176,721 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $59,116$57,320,535
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $57,289,230 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,275,498$1,275,498
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $33,013,233$33,013,233
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $294,793$294,793
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $13,050,567 · Management $1,577,581 · Fundraising $211,468$14,839,616
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $280,624 · Management $39,625 · Fundraising $4,547$324,796
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,163,596 · Management $275,922 · Fundraising $35,058$2,474,576
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,385,041 · Management $187,951 · Fundraising $15,891$1,588,883
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $21,893 · Management $167,654 · Fundraising $13,665$203,212
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $201,391 · Management $217,759 · Fundraising $34,627$453,777
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $880,513 · Management $176,140 · Fundraising $15,463$1,072,116
IX-17 TravelPrograms $28,665 · Management $5,567 · Fundraising $221$34,453
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $193,234 · Management $66,593 · Fundraising $2,785$262,612
IX-20 InterestPrograms $73,083 · Management $9,737 · Fundraising $1,283$84,103
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $124,100 · Management $16,534 · Fundraising $2,179$142,813
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $90,943 · Management $80,753$171,696
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,602,146 · Management −$574,348 · Fundraising $25,255$1,053,053
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $54,384,527 · Management $2,542,261 · Fundraising $362,442$57,289,230
Part X · Balance sheet $15,327,449 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,391,225$4,022,191
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $61,573$83,504
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,998,327$8,925,236
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $139,447$184,290
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,836,441$1,717,058
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $307,501$395,170
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,734,514$15,327,449
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,542,945$7,746,361
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $74,982$1,427,493
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $463,317$541,281
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,871,215$11,432,845
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,506,313$3,509,979
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $356,986$384,625
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,863,299$3,894,604
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,734,514$15,327,449
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,894,604 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$57,320,535
XI-2 Total expenses$57,289,230
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$31,305
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,863,299
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,894,604

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