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COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF MERCER COUNTY

COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF MERCER COUNTY (Pennsylvania) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $117,468 to it, the largest being COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND EASTERN OHIO ($61,773). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 53% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.

Revenue FY2025
$10M
Funders on record
5
Grants received
$117k
Net assets
$3.5M
4/5 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 1%
01What it does

What Community Action Partnership of Mercer County does

Mission

The mission of the Community Action Partnership of Mercer County is to help people help themselves through leadership in community partnering that provides opportunities to live with decency and dignity.

As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.

Programs

  1. Headstart -- the Community Action Partnership of Mercer County is the grantee agency for the county's early childhood development programs. These programs are delegated to the farrell area school district and operate county-wide.two programs are federal programs, which are head start serving children 3-5 years of age, (182 children); and early headstart serving children 0-3 and pregnant moms, (116 children and pregnant mothers).two programs are state programs, which are head start supplemental assistance program serving children 3-5 years, (served 114 children) and pre k counts serving children 3-5 years (served 99 children). Federal and state head start programs and early head start all serve families with incomes of 100% of the federal poverty level, and the pre k counts serves families with incomes up to 300% of the federal proverty level.

    $7,349,084 spent$3 earned by the program
    73% of program spending
  2. Weatherization -- the Community Action Partnership of Mercer County used the grant funds for home weatherization in mercer and butler counties. The project provided weatherization of 188 homes using both federal and state resources. Weatherization assistance was provided to those households living at 200% or less of the poverty level and includes client owned homes, as well as rental units.

    $2,215,043 spent$197,784 earned by the program
    22% of program spending
  3. Housing services -- the Community Action Partnership of Mercer County is a certified hud housing counseling agency. They provide hud housing counseling services under contract with the mon valley initiative, the pennsylvania housing finance agency and the city of sharon.special needs housing -- they also own and manage 20 units of special needs housing at nine locations.mental health housing -- 10 units at four locations for persons with mental health issues.single family rental housing -- the agency provides decent, safe and affordable housing for approximately 30 families and individuals. Services are provided to families who wish to purchase the home they are renting.supportive services for veteran families (ssvf)--assistance to veterans experiencing a housing crisis. Approximately 55 people and families obtained or maintained safe, affordable housing.

    $367,525 spent$194,178 earned by the program
    4% of program spending
  4. Educational services

    $20,194 spent$11,775 earned by the program
    0% of program spending
  5. Administrative fees and other services

    $249,464 earned by the program
  6. Community development -- the community action partnership participates in the pennsylvania nap. This program promotes community development and collaboration among nonprofits, businesses and residents to produce outcome which assist distresses areas or the low-income population in a neighborhood.

    $159,610 spentof which $54,675 as grants$9,160 earned by the program
    2% of program spending

The 6 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $10,111,456.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 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.

100 = 20202020 Revenue 100 ($8.0M) Expenses 100 ($8.0M) Net assets 100 ($2.7M)2021 Revenue 109 ($8.7M) Expenses 110 ($8.8M) Net assets 110 ($3.0M)2022 Revenue 113 ($9.1M) Expenses 110 ($8.8M) Net assets 113 ($3.1M)2023 Revenue 118 ($9.4M) Expenses 117 ($9.3M) Net assets 119 ($3.2M)2024 Revenue 117 ($9.3M) Expenses 119 ($9.4M) Net assets 140 ($3.8M)2025 Revenue 130 ($10M) Expenses 135 ($11M) Net assets 128 ($3.5M)
202020212022202320242025
Revenue (130)Expenses (135)Net assets (128)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $4.5M to $6.2M (+39%).

$3.9M
$4.3M
$4.5M
$6.2M
$6.6M
$6.7M
202020212022202320242025
Total assetsTotal liabilities

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.

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

Government-grant reliance: 2020 91% · 2021 93% · 2022 91% · 2023 90% · 2024 90% · 2025 89%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.

93% of COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF MERCER COUNTY’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (21% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 3,400 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 6 reported years ran a deficit.

$31k
’20
−$34k
’21
$275k
’22
$126k
’23
−$99k
’24
−$381k
’25
1.4
months of
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

Wilma Torres

CEO

As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.

202020212022202320242025
Listed161716161717
Joined·+4+1+2+4+4
No longer listed·32234
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 4 funders, grant income rose $0 → $22k.

2 of 5 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 53% 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 PARTNERSHIP OF MERCER COUNTY’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 4 of 5 funders by total. 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 PARTNERSHIP OF MERCER COUNTY leans on a few funders — its largest provides 53% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left

100% 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 PARTNERSHIP OF MERCER COUNTY.

53%
largest funder
100%
top three
~2
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 59% · 2021 66% · 2022 95% · 2023 70% — growing more concentrated.

“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.

Where its funders are

53% of COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF MERCER COUNTY's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $56k that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from Pennsylvania funders.

PA

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

’20
’21
’22
’23
Pennsylvania out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $62k 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.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF MERCER COUNTY's revenue grew 30% between 2020 and 2025.

Operating margin−4% · bottom quartile
Months of reserve1.4mo · below the median
Revenue growth (annualized)5% · below the median

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,297 human services nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025

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05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

94% of spending goes to programs.

Program 94%Management 6%Fundraising 0%

Governance

15
board members
100%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy✓Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990✓Audited financials

Public support

96%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

PA

Part of a family of 10 related entities

  • Garden Way Housing Inc · exempt
  • Hempfield Apartments Inc · exempt
  • Independence Park Inc · exempt
  • North East Manor Inc · exempt
  • Westfield Towers Inc · exempt

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Questions and answers

Who funds COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF MERCER COUNTY?
COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF MERCER COUNTY (Pennsylvania) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $117,468 to it, the largest being COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND EASTERN OHIO ($61,773). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 53% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
How many funders does COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF MERCER COUNTY have?
IRS filings report 5 organizations giving $117,468 in grants to COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF MERCER COUNTY, 4 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF MERCER COUNTY?
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND EASTERN OHIO is the largest funder on record, with $61,773 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF MERCER COUNTY find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Pennsylvania. 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 2020–2025), and the filings of 5 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