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Community Action Organization of

Buffalo, New York · EIN 16-0911473 · tax-exempt since 1966

C

Charity Clarity grade C (score 63.5 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended February 2025.

Graded against 20,719 unclassified nonprofits with revenue $10M–$50M filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.1.2 months40
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.91% of practices91
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.80
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.88% from one source22
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.98.1%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.1.9%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.00not scored

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Year by year

202020212022202320242025grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Feb 2025Form 990$35.88M$36.50M−$620K$3.66M1.2505C
Feb 2024Form 990$36.04M$37.16M−$1.13M$3.20M1.0532C
Feb 2023Form 990$36.77M$36.30M$471K$3.91M1.3589C
Feb 2022Form 990$31.00M$30.40M$606K$3.28M1.3655C
Feb 2021Form 990$38.02M$36.25M$1.77M$2.35M0.8991C
Feb 2020Form 990$41.48M$42.58M−$1.10M$574K0.2991C

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

Read the filings

Every figure here comes from the returns this charity filed with the IRS. These sites show the full returns and more about the organisation: