Pennsylvania · Nonprofit
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
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
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 program73% of program spendingWeatherization -- 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 program22% of program spendingHousing 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 program4% of program spendingEducational services
$20,194 spent$11,775 earned by the program0% of program spendingAdministrative fees and other services
$249,464 earned by the programCommunity 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 program2% of program spending
The 6 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $10,111,456.
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.
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%).
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: 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).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 6 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
Wilma Torres
CEO
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
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.
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.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
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.
Against its field
COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF MERCER COUNTY's revenue grew 30% between 2020 and 2025.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,297 human services nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Organizations like COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF MERCER COUNTY
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Pennsylvania
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
94% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
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
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