Washington · Nonprofit
COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL OF LEWIS MASON & THURSTON COUNTIES
COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL OF LEWIS MASON & THURSTON COUNTIES (Washington) receives grants from 14 organizations whose IRS filings report $853,789 to it, the largest being UNITED WAY OF THURSTON COUNTY ($266,853). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $23M
- Funders on record
- 14
- Grants received
- $854k
- Net assets
- $5.3M
What Community Action Council of Lewis Mason & Thurston Counties does
Mission
The community action council is a nonprofit agency committed to improving the quality of life for those in our community by helping meet the basic needs of housing, heating, safety, mental health, food and nutrition for families and individuals and to lessen the impact of poverty. While providing services directly, and through partnerships, we strive to empower and strengthen families and promote self-sufficiency.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Health- the monarch children's justice and advocacy center, in conjunction with our partner agencies, provides a wide range of services at no cost to community members in lewis, mason, and thurston counties supporting 302 child victims 332 secondary victims, and an additional 61 non-offending adults this past year. Monarch reduces the incidence and impact of child abuse by providing a coordinated, multidisciplinary response to victims of child abuse and their families plus supporting the work of child advocacy centers in the region.
$953,872 spentof which $285 as grants$497,276 earned by the program5% of program spendingHousing- housing focuses on meeting the housing needs of low-income households to keep people safe and housed; providing assistance via foundational community supports (fcs) and affordable housing units. This past year the housing program provided care to 429 community members. Funding for these programs comes from various sources at federal, state, and local levels including community development block grant (cdbg), the community services block grant (csbg), the housing trust fund, and regional and local foundations.
$4,309,967 spentof which $1,155,583 as grants$2,584,173 earned by the program22% of program spendingEnergy- energy services strive to lessen the financial impact of colder months, using energy assistance to help everyone have a warmer, more comfortable home and address the heat of the warmer providing access to cooling services. We distributed financial energy assistance to 38,363 residents for their gas, electricity, oil, wood or propane bills, and supported the distribution of 160 ac units to low-income community members.
$7,920,555 spentof which $5,817,619 as grants41% of program spendingWeatherization weatherization focuses on making homes more energy efficient, comfortable, and safe by installing insulation and air sealing measures. Reducing clients' energy and budget burdens, allowing them to become more self-sufficient. This program also addresses health and safety concerns like indoor air quality and fire hazards and helps retain affordable housing stock in the community. This past year we improved the health and safety of 174 homes. Funding for this program comes from federal, state, and private partnerships.
$6,044,821 spentof which $4,889,612 as grants31% of program spendingInformation & referrals- our core programs, health, housing, energy, and weatherization are supported by our information & referral (I&r) program, which plays a vital role in ensuring individuals can access the services they need. I&r fosters collaboration both within our organization and with community partners, creating a network of support. This past year I&r supported 34,396 members to connect with services to support their needs. Of those referrals,15,272 reported being successfully served with their needs.
$203,982 spentof which $2,903 as grants1% of program spending
The 5 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $19,433,197.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $15M to $20M (+36%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 75% · 2018 76% · 2019 88% · 2020 90% · 2021 87% · 2022 80% · 2023 74% · 2024 80% · 2025 84%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
85% of COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL OF LEWIS MASON & THURSTON COUNTIES’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (21% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Justin Defour
CEO
Board chair
Sarah Lloyd
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2020 and FY2021 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2018 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 3 funders, grant income rose $75k → $115k.
3 of 14 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 8% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL OF LEWIS MASON & THURSTON COUNTIES’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL OF LEWIS MASON & THURSTON COUNTIES leans on a few funders — its largest provides 31% of grant income and the top three 68%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
95% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL OF LEWIS MASON & THURSTON COUNTIES.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2018 100% · 2019 96% · 2020 91% · 2021 66% · 2022 100% · 2023 78% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
25% of COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL OF LEWIS MASON & THURSTON COUNTIES's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 36% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
92% of COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL OF LEWIS MASON & THURSTON COUNTIES's grant income comes from Washington funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $70k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL OF LEWIS MASON & THURSTON COUNTIES has grown faster than half of the 2,297 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,297 human services nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Organizations like COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL OF LEWIS MASON & THURSTON COUNTIES
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In Washington
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
88% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
91%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL OF LEWIS MASON & THURSTON COUNTIES?
- COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL OF LEWIS MASON & THURSTON COUNTIES (Washington) receives grants from 14 organizations whose IRS filings report $853,789 to it, the largest being UNITED WAY OF THURSTON COUNTY ($266,853). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL OF LEWIS MASON & THURSTON COUNTIES have?
- IRS filings report 14 organizations giving $853,789 in grants to COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL OF LEWIS MASON & THURSTON COUNTIES, 5 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL OF LEWIS MASON & THURSTON COUNTIES?
- UNITED WAY OF THURSTON COUNTY is the largest funder on record, with $266,853 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL OF LEWIS MASON & THURSTON COUNTIES find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 14 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing