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Community Action Team

Public charity · Grantmaker St Helens, OR EIN: 93-0554156 Website

To develop and implement programs addressing the causes and conditions of poverty in clatsop, columbia and Tillamook counties.

Key facts about Community Action Team

In short: Community Action Team gave $597K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $199K), mostly in Oregon. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
93-0554156
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$596,956
Grants made (2025)
3
Average grant
$198,985
Median grant
$184,732
Total assets
$14,330,777
Primary geography
Oregon (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$14.3M

+2.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$597K

Grant Count

3

Avg Grant Size

$199K

About Community Action Team

Based on IRS filings

Community Action Team is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in St Helens, OR. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $14.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $597K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of all 3 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

States

Cities

AstoriaHillsboroTillamook

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K0 grants20190 grants20200 grants20210 grants20220 grants20230 grants20243 grants2025

In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $597K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Clatsop Community Action Team: $302KClatsop Community Action Team$302KCommunity Action Organization: $185KCommunity Action Organization$185KTillamook Co Comm Action: $110KTillamook Co Comm Action$110K

The largest 2025 recipient was Clatsop Community Action Team ($302K). Together the top 3 received $597K.

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K2$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 2 grants of 3 (67%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Clatsop Community Action Team Astoria, ORLow Income Housing & Utilities$302,306
Community Action Organization Hillsboro, OR—$184,732
Tillamook Co Comm Action Tillamook, ORLow Income Housing & Utilities$109,918

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$10M$20M$30M2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$14,330,777$13,930,931$15,540,375
Revenue$20,575,778$16,828,876$18,684,336
Expenses$20,933,053$17,791,993$17,589,322
Net Investment Income———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 13, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Community Action Team is led by Dan Brown, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 4 of 16 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Dan Brown

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $98K (2019) → $191K (2025)

  • Erin Skaar

    Chairperson

    Director → Vice Chair, 2022

    Vice Chair → Chairperson, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sherry Kluge

    Hr Director

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $138K (2023) → $123K (2025)

  • Stacey Wilson

    Fiscal Director

    Assistant Fiscal Director → Fiscal Director, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $103K (2023) → $104K (2025)

  • John Helm

    Director

    Past Chair → Director, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rita Bernhard

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Viviana Matthews

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Annemarie Egler

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Blackford

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kristen Dean

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matt Phillips

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tita Montero

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christian Zupancic

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ginger Johnson

    Associate Fiscsal Director

    Fiscal Director → Associate Fiscal Director, 2024

    Associate Fiscal Director → Associate Fiscsal Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $101K (2019) → $130K (2025)

  • Keith Locke

    Past Chair

    Past Chair → Director, 2022

    Director → Past Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kellie Jo Smith

    Secretary & Treasurer

    Director → Secretary & Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (22)
  • Former: Brian Richards Sr. (2019–2024) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Lianne Thompson (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Ginny Carlson (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Kathy Appel (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Susan McLerie Blackmar (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Irene Garcia (2023) — Director
  • Former: Meg Glover-Cloutier (2023) — Director
  • Former: Michael Hithe (2023) — Director
  • Former: Henry Heimuller (2019–2022) — Past Chair
  • Former: Matthew Brown (2019–2022) — Secretary & Treasurer
  • Former: Paul Aubry (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Sandi Luth (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Danielle Downs (2022) — Director
  • Former: Tara Thompson (2022) — Director
  • Former: Julie Metz (2021) — Director
  • Former: Noelle Lantz (2021) — Director
  • Former: Bill Baertlein (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Dj Melzer (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Jenn Grittman (2020) — Director
  • Former: Regina Cedarburg (2020) — Director
  • Former: Crystina Davis (2019) — Director
  • Former: Sophia Ostrander (2019) — Director

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

Dan Brown — Executive Direc: $191KDan BrownExecutive Direc$191KGinger Johnson — Assoc. Fiscsal Dir: $130KGinger JohnsonAssoc. Fiscsal Dir$130KSherry Kluge — HR Director: $123KSherry KlugeHR Director$123KStacey Wilson — Fiscal Director: $104KStacey WilsonFiscal Director$104K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $191K, to Dan Brown (Executive Direc). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Community Action Team

How much does Community Action Team give each year?

Community Action Team gave $597K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

What is Community Action Team's typical grant size?

Community Action Team's median grant in 2025 was $184,732, and its average grant was $198,985, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Community Action Team give grants?

Community Action Team gives mostly in Oregon: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there.

Does Community Action Team give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 2 grants with a stated purpose on Community Action Team's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

How large is Community Action Team?

Community Action Team reported $14.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $20.6M.

What is Community Action Team?

Community Action Team is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in St Helens, OR. It holds $14.3M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Community Action Team's EIN?

Community Action Team's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 93-0554156. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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