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Community Action of Northeast Indiana INC

Public charityFed auditsIRS 990
DBA: % VERONICA MERTZ
Community Development · FORT WAYNE, IN · EIN 35-1111819

About

Community action of northeast indiana, INC. Helps communities, families, and individuals remove the causes and conditions of poverty.the organization achieves their purpose through the: provision of a range of services and activities having a measurable impact on causes of poverty within regions, communities, or areas within communities where poverty is a problem; provision of activities designed to assist low-income participants; provision on an emergency basis of such supplies and services as may be necessary to counteract conditions of poverty; creation of economic opportunities within communities that LACK access to affordable capital and financial services; coordination and establishment of linkages between government and other social service programs to assure the effective delivery of services to low income persons; and encouragement of entities in the private, public, and NON-profit sectors to participate in efforts to ameliorate conditions of poverty in communities.

In care of Veronica Mertz

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Community Development
Employees
333
Volunteers
1,742

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2024-10-31
Revenue
$32.0M
Expenses
$31.3M
Assets
$20.1M
Liabilities
$13.0M

Financial history

$34.6M$17.3M$0
161718192021222324
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2024: $32.0M · Peak FY2022: $34.6M · Avg: $25.7M

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) has NOT elected 501(h) — lobbying is permitted but limited under the vaguer "no substantial part of activities" test.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
$200
Grants Given
$25K
COMMUNITY ACTION OF NORTHEAST INDIANA INC
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Address

227 EAST Washington Boulevard
FORT Wayne, IN, 46802-313

Governance

Voting board members19
Independent members19
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %100.0%
Permanent endowment %0.0%
Endowment held by related orgNo
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