Community Action Stops Abuse Inc
To challenge the societal acceptance of all forms of domestic violence, casa stands up to silence through advocacy, prevention, intervention, and support services. Our vision is a society free from domestic violence.
Community Action Stops Abuse Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $32,251,491
- +9.5% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $12,002,359
- -15.3% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $404,748
- +19.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $12,240,026
- +25.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Community Action Stops Abuse Inc
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from Community Action Stops Abuse Inc
Who Community Action Stops Abuse Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 1 grant of 2 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Community Action Stops Abuse Inc gives
- Giving grew 1928% from 2019 to 2022. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $513K (2020) to $11.4M (2022). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $11.4M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Victoria's Place St Pete Inc St Petersburg, FL | Emergency shelter for survivors of domestic abuse (see part iv) | $11,430,600 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $32,251,491 | $12,002,359 | $12,240,026 | — | — | $404,748 |
| 2024 | $29,440,540 | $14,168,179 | $9,747,601 | — | — | $338,654 |
| 2023 | $24,390,980 | $8,385,247 | $7,789,207 | — | — | $233,299 |
| 2022 | $24,780,071 | $18,499,345 | $18,001,170 | $11,430,600 | 1 | $-54,820 |
| 2021 | $14,197,333 | $10,621,079 | $5,690,211 | $571,200 | 1 | $5,230,273 |
| 2020 | $9,476,609 | $5,363,423 | $5,261,178 | $512,600 | 1 | $244,403 |
| 2019 | $11,591,989 | $5,037,122 | $4,998,052 | $563,741 | 2 | $118,669 |
About Community Action Stops Abuse Inc
Based on IRS filings
Community Action Stops Abuse Inc is a public charity, based in St Petersburg, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $32.3M in total assets. Net investment income was $405K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Community Action Stops Abuse Inc is led by Lariana Forsythe, CEO since 2020 (on filings since 2019); 2 of 20 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Lariana Forsythe
CEO
CEO & Interim → CEO, 2020
On filings since 2019
50.5 hrs/week
$127K (2019) → $347K (2025)
Ian Womack
Chair
Board Member → Vice Secretary, 2023
Vice Secretary → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Justin McClain
Director
Secretary → Vice Chair, 2022
Vice Chair → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Dawson
Director
Director → Board Member, 2021
Board Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Bennett
Director
Vice Chair → Vice Secretary, 2024
Vice Secretary → Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Gerardo
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marcus Wilson
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Aj Scarpati
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Tillman
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ken Ausley
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Stone
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rima Terradista
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sarena Irwin
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William Billy Woods
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matt Klein
CFO
On filings since 2024
40.5 hrs/week
$89K (2025)
Patty Robinson
Past Chair
Treasurer → Chair, 2020
Chair → Past Chair, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rick Giglio
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rita Wesley
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Morge
Vice Chair
Board Member → Director, 2023
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Judith Ploszek
Vice Treasurer
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (27)
- Former: Brittany Maxey-Fisher (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Kathleen Premo (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Rachel Carpenter (2019–2024) — Past Chair
- Former: Mindy Forey (2020–2024) — CFO
- Former: Dennis Garvey (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Ben Cristal (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Kristina Park (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Andrea Masterson (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Debi Alberdi (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Mark Hensley (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Alana George (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Jill Kermes (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Patti Helton (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Judi Plozek (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: David Danzig (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Gaelynn Thurman (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Kristina Alspaw (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Linda Rendleman (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Nicholas McDevitt (2019–2021) — Vice Treasurer
- Former: Renee Baker (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Sam Heller (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Harry Linn (2019–2020) — CFO
- Former: Kristen McGettigan (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Sheila King (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Tricia Manning (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Mark Hajek (2020) — Director
- Former: Suzanne Caltrider-Horn (2019) — COO
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $347K, to Lariana Forsythe (CEO). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Community Action Stops Abuse Inc
How large is Community Action Stops Abuse Inc?
Community Action Stops Abuse Inc reported $32.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $12.0M.
Where does Community Action Stops Abuse Inc operate?
Community Action Stops Abuse Inc has awarded grants in Florida.
What is Community Action Stops Abuse Inc's EIN?
Community Action Stops Abuse Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-2114359. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 1, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 19, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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