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WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY

EIN 43-0838410 APPLETON CITY, MO

Revenue 2024
$15,896,762
Expenses 2024
$15,209,435

Program services were 93.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
Classification
1000
Street
112 W 4TH ST

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

WEST CENTRAL HELPS PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES REACH THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL BY CULTIVATING AND COORDINATING RESOURCES, BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS, AND ADVOCATING FOR CHANGE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO CULTIVATE AND COORDINATE RESOURCES, BUILD PARTNERSHIPS, AND ADVOCATE FOR CHANGE.

  • WEST CENTRAL'S HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER (HCV) PROGRAM: PROVIDED OVER 1,080 HOUSEHOLDS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE IN DECENT, SAFE, AND SANITARY HOUSING OF THEIR CHOICE. PARTICIPANTS OF THE HCV PROGRAM ARE OFFERED THE CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HOUSING FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY (FSS) PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM OFFERS APPROXIMATELY 141 FAMILIES AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ON REMOVING BARRIERS TO THEIR SUCCESS IN ORDER TO BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT.

    Expenses $8,754,271 · Grants $8,139,539 · Revenue $862,037

  • COMMUNITY SERVICES SERVED 1,029 INDIVIDUALS IN 509 HOUSEHOLDS THROUGH FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY SERVICES, WITH 93 PERCENT OF THEM ACHIEVING ONE OR MORE OUTCOMES. NINETY-NINE POINT EIGHT THREE PERCENT OF THE 5,802 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING LIHEAP ASSISTANCE AVOIDED A UTILITY SHUT OFF. ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF ENROLLED SENIORS 65+ AND 100 PERCENT OF THOSE WITH DISABILITIES WERE ABLE TO MAINTAIN INDEPENDENT LIVING. NINETY-NINE PERCENT OF INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING FOOD PANTRY DISTRIBUTIONS REPORTED A BETTER SENSE OF FOOD SECURITY. WORKFORCE YOU CONTINUED TO GROW, ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY IN ADDRESSING WORKFORCE BARRIERS THROUGH FOCUSED EVENTS INCLUDING A TRANSPORTATION SUMMIT, CHILD CARE AND MAPPING, AND A HOUSING MIXER. WORKFORCE YOU LAUNCHED A GROUND BREAKING PARTNERSHIP WITH A LOCAL CHILD CARE PROVIDER AND SCHOOL DISTRICT, BRINGING 48 NEW OPENINGS AT A LICENSED FACILITY ACCEPTING STATE SUBSIDY, AND OFFERING A SLIDING FEE SCALE. EIGHT COMMUNITY PARTNER MOUS WERE ESTABLISHED TO WORK JOINTLY AND BUILD OPPORTUNITIES IN THE COMMUNITY. ONE FOSTER CARE SIMULATION WITH 14 COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PARTICIPANTS ATTENDING. ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF STEP UP TO LEADERSHIP PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS INCREASED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND ABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO WORK WITH COMMUNITY ACTION TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS IN THE COMMUNITY. ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF PROGRAM INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE AVOIDED EVICTION.

    Expenses $3,238,826 · Revenue $849,555

  • WEST CENTRAL'S ENERGY CONSERVATION UNIT ADMINISTERS THE WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (WAP): THIS PROGRAM ENABLES LOW-INCOME FAMILIES TO REDUCE THEIR ENERGY BILLS BY MAKING THEIR HOMES MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT. FUNDS ARE USED TO IMPROVE THE ENERGY PERFORMANCE OF DWELLINGS FOR FAMILIES IN NEED, USING THE MOST ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES AND TESTING PROCEDURES AVAILABLE IN THE HOUSING INDUSTRY. THE UNIT ALSO ADMINISTERS THE HOME REPAIR OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM (HERO). THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES FUNDING TO MEET THE NEEDS FOR HOME REPAIR, MODIFICATION, AND MAINTENANCE FOR LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOMEOWNERS IN THE NON-METROPOLITAN AREAS OF MISSOURI. WEST CENTRAL WEATHERIZED 58 HOMES AND REHABILITATED 18 HOMES IN FISCAL YEAR 2025 THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $2,255,335

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • FRED R BUNCH

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARTHA J SANDER

    BOARD VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DON BOULTINGHOUSE

    BOARD VICE CHAIR (THRU 12/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LEROY STROPE

    BOARD SECRETARY (THRU 12/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LAURA SMITH

    BOARD SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DAN YODER

    BOARD TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RON ALUMBAUGH

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LARRY BERRY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BRENDA DARR

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • THOMAS GAGE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ALVIN GRIFFIN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LOUISE HALL

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • GENE HARTLEY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MONTY KISNER

    BOARD MEMBER (THRU 12/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARK LARSON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DALE LAWLER

    BOARD MEMBER (THRU 12/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SHIRLEY MORSE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TRENT NELSON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • WARREN ROGERS

    BOARD MEMBER (THRU 12/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • HOLLY STARK

    BOARD MEMBER (THRU 01/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SUNDAY UNGER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOE WILSON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CHRISTOPHER L THOMPSON

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (THRU 02/25)

    Total calculated
    $153,909
    From this org
    $139,288
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,621
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $139,166
    Bonus
    $122
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,226
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,395
    Filer's total
    $153,909

  • MARY LOU SCHUSSER

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $89,961
    From this org
    $77,050
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,911
    Hours/week
    40

  • AARON R FRANKLIN

    PRESIDENT AND CFO

    Total calculated
    $102,345
    From this org
    $89,646
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,699
    Hours/week
    40

The first 25 listed. Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $15,896,762
    Expenses
    $15,209,435
    Contributions
    $14,133,281
    Grants paid
    $8,139,539
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $15,082,418
    Expenses
    $15,088,755
    Contributions
    $12,449,631
    Grants paid
    $8,961,865
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $16,712,782
    Expenses
    $15,747,756
    Contributions
    $14,000,164
    Grants paid
    $8,880,477

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $14,093,876
    Expenses
    $14,321,825
    Assets (EOY)
    $10,433,996

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $13,262,604
    Expenses
    $13,177,394
    Assets (EOY)
    $10,500,804

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $12,078,086
    Expenses
    $12,369,968
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,193,389

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $19,805,175
    Expenses
    $19,996,634
    Assets (EOY)
    $18,965,449

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $20,849,261
    Expenses
    $20,876,113
    Assets (EOY)
    $19,765,479

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $21,273,128
    Expenses
    $21,231,052
    Assets (EOY)
    $18,272,826

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $21,184,811
    Expenses
    $21,691,327
    Assets (EOY)
    $17,654,685

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $21,327,104
    Expenses
    $21,685,602
    Assets (EOY)
    $18,553,886

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $22,043,670
    Expenses
    $20,754,255
    Assets (EOY)
    $18,831,892

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $21,861,684
    Assets (EOY)
    $23,654,632

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

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Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2024 return

Declared as related by

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Disregarded entities on its 2024 return

Related partnerships on its 2024 return

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.