Worcester Community Action Council Inc
The mission of the Worcester Community Action Council, inc. Is helping people move to economic self-sufficiency through programs, partnerships, and advocacy.
Worcester Community Action Council Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $14,633,714
- -2.8% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $41,327,629
- -4.7% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $41,269
- +110.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $40,478,285
- -6.1% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Worcester Community Action Council Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 5 (80%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Worcester Community Action Council Inc gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2020 to 2023 (−14%). 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 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $30K (2023) to $67K (2021). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $30K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Making Opportunity Count Fitchburg, MA | Subrecipient | $30,450 |
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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 | $14,633,714 | $41,327,629 | $40,478,285 | — | — | $41,269 |
| 2024 | $15,056,591 | $43,378,485 | $43,114,433 | — | — | $19,633 |
| 2023 | $14,524,047 | $43,148,718 | $41,739,131 | $30,450 | 1 | $9,102 |
| 2022 | $8,882,298 | $41,343,806 | $40,128,788 | $33,780 | 1 | $417,288 |
| 2021 | $8,489,061 | $25,321,325 | $25,083,111 | $67,120 | 3 | $8,519 |
| 2020 | $6,485,176 | $22,606,923 | $22,563,155 | $35,324 | 1 | $3,268 |
| 2019 | $5,932,606 | $24,849,225 | $23,442,068 | $60,196 | 1 | $4,994 |
About Worcester Community Action Council Inc
Based on IRS filings
Worcester Community Action Council Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Worcester, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $14.6M in total assets. Net investment income was $41K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Worcester Community Action Council Inc is led by Marybeth Campbell, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 5 of 26 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Marybeth Campbell
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
37.5 hrs/week
$71K (2020) → $166K (2025)
Casey Burns
Executive Director of Chgw
New on the 2025 filing
37.5 hrs/week
$109K (2025)
Kristen Lemire
Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
Vice Chair → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathleen Dow
Head Start Director
New on the 2025 filing
37.5 hrs/week
$100K (2025)
Arianna Curet
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dale H. Allen
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Donald Xenos
Director
Vice Chair → Chair, 2021
Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leslie Baker
Director
Clerk → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Peter Martin
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Janice Ryan Weekes
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marco Estrella
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Maricelis Gonzalez
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Guglielmina Chebbani
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jack Salisbury
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Miurka Torres
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Connell
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Domenica Perrone
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jacqueline Alvarez
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nicholas Walker
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kerry Brennan
Chief Program Officer
Chief Operating Officer → Chief Program Officer, 2025
On filings since 2019
37.5 hrs/week
$113K (2019) → $145K (2025)
Robert Scherer
Chief Financial Officer
On filings since 2019
37.5 hrs/week
$112K (2019) → $139K (2025)
Brian Westerlind
Treasurer
Treasurer → Assistant Treasurer, 2020
Assistant Treasurer → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Donna Lombardi
Assistant Clerk
Assistant Clerk → Clerk, 2021
Clerk → Assistant Clerk, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eve Gilmore
Clerk
Director → Assistant Clerk, 2021
Assistant Clerk → Clerk, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Brooks
Vice Chair
Director → Assistant Treasurer, 2024
Assistant Treasurer → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ruth Pellegrino
Chief Financial Officer
New on the 2025 filing
37.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (15)
- Former: Karen Rucks-Walker (2020–2024) — Chair
- Former: Gladys Rodriguez Parker (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Eric Batista (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Steven Desmarais (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Kathryn Crockett (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Mark Gustafson (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Noreen Johnson-Smith (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Sean Lauziere (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Olta Kodra (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Alejandro Mango (2019) — Director
- Former: Jeffrey Niro (2019) — Director
- Former: Jill Dagilis (2019) — Former Executive Director
- Former: Karen Rucks (2019) — Director
- Former: Michael Keegan (2019) — Assistant Treasurer
- Former: Steven Joseph (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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $166K, to Marybeth Campbell (Executive Director). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Worcester Community Action Council Inc
How large is Worcester Community Action Council Inc?
Worcester Community Action Council Inc reported $14.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $41.3M.
What is Worcester Community Action Council Inc?
Worcester Community Action Council Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Worcester, MA. It holds $14.6M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Worcester Community Action Council Inc operate?
Worcester Community Action Council Inc has awarded grants in Massachusetts.
What is Worcester Community Action Council Inc's EIN?
Worcester Community Action Council Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-2382160. 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
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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