Community Action Program For Central Arkansas is a 501(c)(3) organization based in Conway, Arkansas, registered in 1966, with $11,111,322 in FY2024 revenue. CharityIndex grades it B.
Revenue (FY2024)
$11.1M
▲ 1.7% vs prior year
Human Services median: $293K
Expenses (FY2024)
$10.4M
Net assets
$3.6M
Employees
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Rated on 2 of 4 criteria — the rest aren't reported in this filing type.
Held down by its weakest criterion — a strong score on one criterion can't hide a weak one.
How the rating works →Measures how much of every dollar spent actually reaches programs, plus what it costs to raise $100 of donations. The worse of the two measures sets the letter (85%+ to programs is an A; under $15 to raise $100 is an A), averaged over the three most recent filings. Not scored for Community Action Program For Central Arkansas— this filing type doesn't report it, and the rating simply skips it (never counts it against the organization). See the exact thresholds →
Measures whether the organization is built to last: how many months its reserves would cover expenses (3+ months earns an A-range score, but hoarding 5+ years of budget is capped) and whether it runs a surplus or a deficit. For Community Action Program For Central Arkansas: 4 mo reserves · +7% margin earns a A on this criterion. See the exact thresholds →
Checks how the organization is run, from its own Form 990: an independent board majority, a board of five or more, conflict-of-interest, whistleblower and document-retention policies, and independently audited financials. The share of disclosed checks that pass sets the letter. Not scored for Community Action Program For Central Arkansas— this filing type doesn't report it, and the rating simply skips it (never counts it against the organization). See the exact thresholds →
Counts five disclosure signals: a recent filing, a mission statement, program descriptions, a listed website, and the full expense breakdown. More disclosure, better letter. For Community Action Program For Central Arkansas: 2 of 5 disclosure signals earns a C on this criterion. See the exact thresholds →
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Revenue grew from $8.9M (FY2013) to $11.1M (FY2024) across 12 reported years.
Financial snapshot
Operating margin
6.8%
Revenue exceeded expenses in the latest fiscal year.
Total assets
$6.6M
Total liabilities
$3.0M
Net assets
$3.6M
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets | Total assets | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $11,111,322▲1.7% | $10,351,204▼0.2% | $3,643,385▲26.4% | $6,599,303▲4.6% | 990 |
| 2023 | $10,921,619▼8.4% | $10,367,243▼10.1% | $2,883,267▲23.8% | $6,308,085▲3.4% | 990 |
| 2022 | $11,918,236▲3.7% | $11,536,511▲3.4% | $2,328,891▲19.6% | $6,101,618▲65.3% | 990 |
| 2021 | $11,491,598▲11.7% | $11,152,996▲9.2% | $1,947,166▲21.0% | $3,691,613▲63.5% | 990 |
| 2020 | $10,288,323▲13.0% | $10,211,709▲14.4% | $1,608,564▲5.0% | $2,257,689▲11.6% | 990 |
| 2019 | $9,104,913▲1.0% | $8,930,050▲4.0% | $1,531,950▲22.1% | $2,022,945▼9.8% | 990 |
| 2018 | $9,014,682▲2.8% | $8,585,748▼4.1% | $1,254,646▲51.9% | $2,242,301▲55.8% | 990 |
| 2017 | $8,765,890▲4.3% | $8,948,765▲3.3% | $825,712▼18.1% | $1,439,082▼19.8% | 990 |
| 2016 | $8,404,989▲8.6% | $8,662,125▲8.7% | $1,008,588▲15.0% | $1,794,647▲35.9% | 990 |
| 2015 | $7,742,353▼2.9% | $7,965,760▼0.6% | $877,057▼20.3% | $1,320,733▼15.2% | 990 |
| 2014 | $7,976,627▼10.0% | $8,013,549▼10.8% | $1,100,464▼3.2% | $1,558,003▲0.5% | 990 |
| 2013 | $8,861,653 | $8,982,833▲3.5% | $1,137,386▼9.6% | $1,549,755▼2.0% | 990 |
| 2012 | — | $8,680,697▼16.7% | $1,258,566▲334% | $1,581,291▲30.5% | 990 |
| 2009 | — | $10,416,726 | $289,659 | $1,212,072 | 990 |
Original Form 990 PDFs (the Form column) are served by ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, as filed with the IRS. Create a free account to download the CSV report.
36 grants to Community Action Program For Central Arkansas totaling $752K, reported by foundations on their Schedule I filings — showing the 15 most recent.
| Grantmaker | Purpose | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Association of State and Territorial Health Officials | National infrastructure for mitigating the impact of covid-19 within racial and ethnic minority communities | 2023 | $100,000 |
| Mdrc | Restricted purpose a | 2023 | $5,280 |
| Association of State and Territorial Health Officials | Vaccine equity community site, | 2022 | $150,000 |
| Association of State and Territorial Health Officials | Vaccine equity community site | 2021 | $425,000 |
| Network For Good Inc | Unrestricted | 2020 | $10,390 |
| Arkansas Community Foundation Inc | To conduct fair market property appraisals of two potential new facilities. the intent is that the potential new facilities would expand quality infant, toddler and preschool seats in faulkner county through additional head start/early head start services | 2020 | $1,700 |
| Arkansas Community Foundation Inc | White county matching grant | 2020 | $1,500 |
| Arkansas Community Foundation Inc | To minimize learning loss over the summer for the children served and providing litcamp at home prek packs for all returning students | 2020 | $1,500 |
| Arkansas Community Foundation Inc | To support programs for faulkner county residents experiencing transitional homelessness | 2020 | $1,000 |
| Arkansas Community Foundation Inc | General operating support on behalf of angela greenland | 2020 | $700 |
| Arkansas Community Foundation Inc | Litcamp at home prek student packs for all returning students (not 5 before 8/1/21) and students transitioning to kindergarten aug. 2021 | 2020 | $625 |
| Arkansas Community Foundation Inc | Faulkner co. matching grant | 2020 | $625 |
| Arkansas Community Foundation Inc | Project homeless project to be held january 28, 2021 | 2020 | $500 |
| Arkansas Community Foundation Inc | Support of covid 19 and homeless relief efforts | 2020 | $500 |
| Arkansas Community Foundation Inc | To conduct a fair market property appraisal of a potential new facility | 2020 | $500 |
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Data for Community Action Program For Central Arkansas (EIN 71-0393919) comes from the IRS Business Master File and e-filed Form 990 returns, via CharityIndex. Figures reflect what the organization reported to the IRS for each fiscal year.