Clinch Valley Community Action Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROVIDE RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES IN A SUPPORTIVE ENVIROMENT TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE.
- Income
- $8.5 million
- Spending
- $8.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 93%
- Reserves
- 0.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 82%
- Employees
- 166
- Volunteers
- 712
- Highest pay
- $76,138, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 62 out of 100.
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.7 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 25% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 4% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1593% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2515 of 15 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (5)
- $3.9 million spent. The CVCA Head Start program, serving Bland, Tazewell, Smyth, and Wythe Counties, is a comprehensive education, health, and child development program designed to prepare three and four year-old children and their families to enter kindergarten socially and developmentally ready to learn. Utilizing both center-based and home-based options, it emphasizes the importance of play based learning and parent involvement in each childs education and development.
- $548,157 spent. The CVCA Early Head Start program, serving Tazewell County, is a comprehensive education, health, and child development program for both children up to age three, their parents, and expectant mothers. The goals of the program are to ensure that infants and toddlers begin their cognitive and educational development and progress toward developmental milestones while their parents are empowered to become their advocates and first teachers.
- $291,161 spent. The Weatherization Assistance Program began in 1976 as a way to combat high energy bills for Americas most vulnerable citizens. The U.S. Department of Energy grans funding to the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), which then contracts with local agencies to deliver weatherization services to eligible residents in every part of the commonwealth. Clinch Valley Community Action weatherized 15 homes during the program year of 2024-2025, which also included 11 new heating systems and 7 new roofs for the completion of the homes.
- $3.1 million spent. THE ORGANIZATION SERVES ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS OF TAZEWELL COUNTY. ADDITIONAL SERVICES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, SENIOR ADULT SERVICES, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIM ASSISTANCE AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
- THE ORGANIZATION SERVES ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS OF TAZEWELL COUNTY. ADDITIONAL 3066279. 0. 0.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 1965.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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