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Nonprofit · EIN 52-1120274

COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP

Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20036

Financials

$11M$6.3M2023$7.4M$7.8M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$7,413,971$7,776,989-$363,018$12,699,184$2,335,859$10,363,325
December 31, 2023990$11,047,981$6,306,728$4,741,253$13,103,142$2,498,434$10,604,708
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$2,065,193
of which government grants
$1,920,906
Program service revenue
$5,064,321
Investment income
$223,959
Net rental income
$13,049
Net gain from sales of assets
$38,283
Net income from sales of inventory
$38,779
Other revenue
$60,498

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$46,019
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$270,457
Other salaries and wages
$2,298,938
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$3,191,682
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$8,588
Accounting fees
$538,131
Occupancy
$302,547
Travel
$264,524
Depreciation
$1,200
Program services (functional)
$5,995,066
Management and general (functional)
$1,780,712
Fundraising (functional)
$1,211

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$13,103,142
Total assets, end of year
$12,699,184
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,335,859
Net assets, end of year
$10,363,325
Land, buildings and equipment
$1,600
Publicly traded securities
$1,876,990
Net assets without donor restrictions
$6,644,832
Net assets with donor restrictions
$3,718,493
Gross unrelated business income
$12,100
Gross receipts
$7,903,358
Employees
33
Volunteers
17
Year formed
1986
State of legal domicile
DC

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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
DENISE HARLOWCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Officer
50$241,068$29,389
TIFFNEY MARLEYSENIOR VP, PRACTICE TRANSFORMATION
Highest-paid employee
45$167,509$24,976
JOVITA A TOLBERT SENIORVICE PRESIDENT, MEMBERSHIPS
Highest-paid employee
41$167,509$21,388
LILLIE S SEELSDIRECTOR, PRACTICE TRANSFORMATION
Highest-paid employee
47$148,526$23,819
MARIBETH SCHNEBER-RHEMREVDIRECTOR, ORG. CAPACITY BUILDING
Highest-paid employee
55$142,585$23,324
JENNIFER GREGORY DIRECTORMOB. LEARNING DESIGN & PRAC.
Highest-paid employee
46$134,514$18,278
DALITSO S SULAMOYO PHDCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
RICK BAKER1ST VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
BRYAN DUNCAN2ND VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ANGEL WALKER3RD VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DREAMA PADGETTSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MATTIE MENDEZTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
LYNNE ALGRANTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDREW DEVANYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAUL D DOLEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
8 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
MICHELLE H JAMES MBABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
KERI MCCROREYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ANTHONY PETERSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
WILLY SODERHOLMBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ELIZABETH STEINBERGBOARD MEMBER UNTIL 08/24
Trustee or director
1$0
KAREN SWENSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
EDITH WHITEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
GREGORY SCOTTBOARD MEMBER AS OF 11/24
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 24 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
DENISE HARLOWCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Officer
50$227,000$27,852
TIFFNEY MARLEYSENIOR VP, PRACTICE TRANSFORMATION
Highest-paid employee
45$156,933$23,459
JOVITA A TOLBERTSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
Highest-paid employee
41$156,933$20,995
MARIBETH SCHNEBER-RHEMREVDIRECTOR, ORG. CAPACITY BUILDING
Highest-paid employee
55$134,514$22,422
LILLIE S SEELSDIRECTOR, PRACTICE TRANSFORMATION
Highest-paid employee
47$140,119$14,789
JENNIFER GREGORY DIRECTORMOB. LEARNING DESIGN & PRAC.
Highest-paid employee
46$126,900$22,845
DALITSO S SULAMOYO PHDCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
RICK BAKER1ST VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
BRYAN DUNCAN2ND VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ANGEL WALKER3RD VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
PETER KILDESECRETARY UNTIL 8/23
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DREAMA PADGETTSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MATTIE MENDEZTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
LYNNE ALGRANTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CENIA BOSMANBOARD MEMBER UNTIL 2/23
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDREW DEVANYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAUL D DOLEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHELLE H JAMES MBABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KERI MCCROREYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANTHONY PETERSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WILLY SODERHOLMBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELIZABETH STEINBERGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KAREN SWENSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EDITH WHITEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1020 19TH ST NW STE 700, WASHINGTON, DC 20036-6132
In care of
% LINDA GOLF
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
DENISE HARLOW, 1020 19TH STREET NW 700, WASHINGTON, DC 20036
Signed the 990
DENISE HARLOW, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Phone
(202) 265-7546
Return prepared by
CBIZ ADVISORS LLC

Mission

SUPPORT AND STRENGTHEN AMERICA'S COMMUNITY ACTION NETWORK.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: LEADING THE FIELD IN EQUIPPING HUMAN SERVICES PROVIDERS WITH THE SKILLS AND RESOURCES TO BE EXCELLENT STEWARDS AND ACHIEVE TANGIBLE RESULTS. FOR DECADES, NCAP HAS BEEN THE LEADING PROVIDER OF HIGH-QUALITY TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES THAT BUILD AND INVIGORATE THE CAPACITIES OF THE NATION'S COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES. OFFERINGS IN 2024 INCLUDED TWO MAJOR TRAINING CONFERENCES, PEER GROUP TRAINING COHORTS, DOZENS OF WEBINARS AND VIRTUAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, TOOLKITS AND HOW-TO RESOURCES, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TRAINING, PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION, AND TRAINING AND RECOGNITION FOR ORGANIZATIONS PURSUING AND ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE IN OUR WORK.
    Expenses $3,715,153 · grants $10,000 · revenue $656,425
  • FACILITATING NATIONWIDE TRAINING AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES: NCAP OFFERS TWO ANNUAL, MAJOR TRAINING CONFERENCES; THE ANNUAL CONVENTION WHICH PROVIDES AN AVERAGE ATTENDANCE OF 1,500 PARTICIPANTS WITH APPROXIMATELY 110 DIFFERENT TRAINING AND KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS, AND THE MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING CONFERENCE, PROVIDING AN AVERAGE OF 500 - 600 ATTENDEES WITH APPROXIMATELY 35 LEADERSHIP-INTENSIVE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES.
    Expenses $1,526,768 · revenue $2,741,299
  • MEMBER SERVICES: MAXIMIZING EFFICIENCIES AND LEVERAGING THE BUYING POWER OF MEMBER AGENCIES AND PROMOTING THE NETWORK. NCAP HAS CULTIVATED AN IMPRESSIVE ARRAY OF VENDOR PARTNERSHIPS THROUGH WHICH COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES ARE ABLE TO REDUCE COSTS AND ACCESS GOODS AND SERVICES THAT MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE TO THEM AS STAND-ALONE ENTITIES. IN 2024, MEMBER AGENCIES BENEFITTED FROM CUSTOMIZED, TIME AND COST-SAVING SERVICES PROVIDED BY EIGHT FORMALLY ENDORSED VENDOR PARTNERS SUCH AS AMAZON, MUTUAL OF AMERICA, AND THE NON-PROFIT RISK ASSESSMENT CENTER. MEMBERS ALSO RECEIVED SPECIAL PURCHASING RATES, DONATIONS, GRANTS, AND PRODUCTS FROM DOZENS OF NCAP'S BUSINESS PARTNERS. NETWORK PROMOTION NCAP SETS THE BRANDING STANDARD FOR AMERICA'S COMMUNITY ACTION NETWORK AND USES A WIDE VARIETY OF OUTREACH STRATEGIES TO BUILD PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THE WORK OF THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES. 2024 FEATURED A ROBUST "MAY IS COMMUNITY ACTION MONTH" NATIONWIDE CAMPAIGN, A YEAR-LONG RECOGNITION OF THE NETWORK'S 60TH ANNIVERSARY, AND A HEAVY SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE THAT GENERATED MORE FOLLOWERS THAN EVER BEFORE.
    Expenses $362,857 · grants $35,353 · revenue $1,306,276
  • CERTIFIED COMMUNITY ACTION PROFESSIONAL: AN ASSOCIATION SPONSORED, INDEPENDENTLY GOVERNED PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION PROCESS FOR INDIVIDUALS EMPLOYED IN THE WORK OF COMMUNITY ACTION AT LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL LEVELS. CCAP IS THE PREMIER PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION AND RECOGNITION PROGRAM DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR AMERICA'S COMMUNITY ACTION EMPLOYEE LEADERS.
    Expenses $246,626 · grants $333
  • AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE AND PATHWAYS TO EXCELLENCE: THE PATHWAYS TO EXCELLENCE PROGRAM OFFERS A TIERED APPROACH THAT SUPPORTS COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES AS THEY STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE THROUGH LEARNING ABOUT THE THIRTY-FIVE STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE AND UNDERTAKING A DETAILED SELF-STUDY OF THEIR POLICIES AND PRACTICES TO INFORM CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES TRAINING FOR PEER REVIEWERS OF AGENCY SELF-STUDIES AND FOR STAFF WISHING TO LEAD A PATHWAYS TO EXCELLENCE SELF-STUDY PROCESS.
    Expenses $143,662 · grants $333

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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
52-1120274
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1986
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$12,699,184
Income (IRS master file)
$7,903,358

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$7,413,971$7,776,989$12,699,184XML
990-TDecember 2024–––IRS
990December 2023$11,047,981$6,306,728$13,103,142XML
990-TDecember 2023–––IRS
990December 2022$7,584,962$6,657,927$7,963,690IRS
990-TDecember 2022–––IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990-TDecember 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990-TDecember 2020–––IRS
990December 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 52-1120274).

Questions about COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP

What is the EIN of COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP?
The employer identification number (EIN) of COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP is 52-1120274.
Is COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1986.
Are donations to COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP 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 PARTNERSHIP due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names DENISE HARLOW.
Who are the officers and directors of COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 23 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $241,068 (DENISE HARLOW, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER).
How much revenue does COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $7,413,971, expenses of $7,776,989 and total assets of $12,699,184 at year end.

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