Nonprofit · EIN 48-0780983
COMMUNITY ACTION INC
Tax-exempt · TOPEKA, KS 66605
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 31, 2025 | 990 | $4,847,361 | $4,858,150 | -$10,789 | $2,901,865 | $733,233 | $2,168,632 |
| October 31, 2024 | 990 | $5,182,712 | $5,075,088 | $107,624 | $3,176,192 | $996,771 | $2,179,421 |
| October 31, 2023 | 990 | $4,869,882 | $4,852,338 | $17,544 | $3,467,928 | $1,396,132 | $2,071,796 |
| October 31, 2021 | 990 | $5,226,073 | $5,113,080 | $112,993 | $2,716,270 | $1,325,236 | $1,391,034 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $4,668,587
- of which government grants
- $4,638,814
- Program service revenue
- $175,161
- Investment income
- $3,613
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $272,193
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $177,712
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,704,939
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,361,952
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $1,740
- Accounting fees
- $28,750
- Occupancy
- $308,450
- Travel
- $17,596
- Depreciation
- $85,381
- Program services (functional)
- $4,607,016
- Management and general (functional)
- $220,078
- Fundraising (functional)
- $31,056
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,176,192
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,901,865
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $733,233
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,168,632
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,600,341
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,168,632
- Gross receipts
- $4,847,361
- Employees
- 92
- Volunteers
- 114
- Year formed
- 1970
- State of legal domicile
- KS
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID LUNSON | FISCAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $79,791 | $1,649 |
| ALICIA WALKER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $73,445 | $1,514 |
| ANDRE NEGRETE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARIEL UNSELT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SYLVIA HOPPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS GOODSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DORA CORONEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESYCA HOPE | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNA GORTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIELLE TWEMLOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTINE HART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LOREAN WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RON EKIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY THOMAS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| NORMA AVERY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT SORIA | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SARAH BARRETT | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
990 for the year ended October 31, 2024: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MALLORY KEEFFE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $81,461 | $7,576 |
| DAVID LUNSON | FISCAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $79,975 | $1,606 |
| ANDRE NEGRETE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARIEL UNSELT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ASHLEY LEHMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS GOODSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DORA CORONEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESYCA HOPE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE FISCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY LYNN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTINE HART | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| LOREAN WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY STAUFFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY THOMAS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| NORMA AVERY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT SORIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUSTISE MONGOLD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RUEBEN SALAMANCA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH BARRETT | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended October 31, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID LUNSON | FISCAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $77,745 | $6,394 |
| MALLORY KEEFFE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $23,476 | $2,411 |
| SARAH BARRETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY STAUFFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY THOMAS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE FISCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY LYNN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSA CAVAZOS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTINE HART | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| NORMA AVERY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DORA CORONEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESYCA HOPE | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ASHLEY LEHMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS GOODSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDRE NEGRETE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RUEBEN SALAMANCA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT SORIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARIEL UNSELT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LOREAN WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended October 31, 2021: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAWNY STOTTLEMIRE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $76,128 | $7,000 |
| DAVID LUNSON | FISCAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $67,748 | $1,486 |
| JOE HOYTAL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KATRINA MCGIVERN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN TRIMBLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY STAUFFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY THOMAS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| CURTIS SNEDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER SEXSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSA CAVAZOS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTINE HART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPHINE FLOWERS-SALEHAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NORMA AVERY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DORA CORONEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHY HENRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESYCA HOPE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE KEARNS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ASHLEY LEHMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRAEVOR MCPHERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDRE NEGRETE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THEA PARKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VICKI SCHMIDT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT SORIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 5256, TOPEKA, KS 66605-0256
- In care of
- % TAWNY STOTTEMIRE
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ALICIA WALKER, PO BOX 5256, TOPEKA, KS 66605
- Signed the 990
- SARAH BARRETT, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (785) 836-4500
- Website
- WWW.WEFIGHTPOVERTY.ORG
- Return prepared by
- SJHL LLC
Mission
HELPING PEOPLE MOVE FROM POVERTY TOWARD PROSPERITY.
Program accomplishments
- PROGRAM EXPENDITURES PROVIDE FINANCIAL AND OTHER ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY. APPROXIMATELY 1,525 PERSONS BENEFITTED FROM THE PROGRAMS.Expenses $4,607,016 · grants $272,193 · revenue $175,161
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in October, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | October 31, 2025 | March 16, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | October 31, 2024 | March 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2022 | October 31, 2023 | March 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 48-0780983
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1972
- Accounting year ends
- October
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P20Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,901,865
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,847,361
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | October 2025 | $4,847,361 | $4,858,150 | $2,901,865 | XML |
| 990-T | October 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | October 2024 | $5,182,712 | $5,075,088 | $3,176,192 | XML |
| 990-T | October 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | October 2023 | $4,869,882 | $4,852,338 | $3,467,928 | XML |
| 990-T | October 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | October 2022 | $6,030,470 | $6,129,378 | $2,429,383 | IRS |
| 990-T | October 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | October 2021 | $5,226,073 | $5,113,080 | $2,716,270 | XML |
| 990-T | October 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | October 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | October 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 48-0780983).
Questions about COMMUNITY ACTION INC
- What is the EIN of COMMUNITY ACTION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COMMUNITY ACTION INC is 48-0780983.
- Is COMMUNITY ACTION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1972.
- Are donations to COMMUNITY ACTION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does COMMUNITY ACTION INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of COMMUNITY ACTION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending October 31, 2026) is due March 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did COMMUNITY ACTION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended October 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of COMMUNITY ACTION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025 names ALICIA WALKER.
- Who are the officers and directors of COMMUNITY ACTION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025 lists 17 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $79,791 (DAVID LUNSON, FISCAL OFFICER).
- How much revenue does COMMUNITY ACTION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,847,361, expenses of $4,858,150 and total assets of $2,901,865 at year end.
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