CMCA

Name

CMCA

Legal name

Central Missouri Community Action

Website

https://cmca.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Federal Grants: Primary funding from federal sources including Community Services Block Grant (CSBG), Head Start (grant number 93.600), Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP/93.586), and Office of Family Assistance grants. These grants fund core programs and operations.
2. State Funding: State-level funding including Missouri Department of Social Services partnerships (SkillUP program), Department of Natural Resources weatherization funds, and other state-administered federal pass-through funding.
3. Foundation Grants: Grant funding from foundations such as Missouri Foundation for Health for Show Me Strong Communities initiative, Boone County Children's Services Fund for BRIDGE program, and Heart of Missouri United Way.
4. Individual Donations: One-time and recurring donations from individual donors through the Community Promise Team monthly giving program and one-time gifts. Donations support gap funding for needs not covered by grants.
5. Corporate/Business Sponsorships: Local businesses and community partners sponsor specific programs or events. Custom partnership arrangements reflecting partner values.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

CMCA (Central Missouri Community Action) is a nonprofit community action agency that delivers a coordinated suite of human services to low-income individuals and families. Its core programming spans early childhood education (Head Start), financial coaching, and affordable housing support. The agency operates a whole-family, network-based service model across multiple counties in central Missouri.

Product overview

CMCA is a nonprofit community action agency offering a comprehensive portfolio of social service programs organized around three pillars: Family Well-Being, Social Connections, and Economic Stability. The organization operates as a unified service delivery model rather than a technology product company. Core programs include Head Start/Early Head Start (early childhood education), the Financial Opportunity Center (financial coaching and employment services), Housing Choice Vouchers and Housing Development, Healthcare Advocate enrollment assistance, ShowMe Healthy Relationships courses, SkillUP employment training, Weatherization assistance, Missouri Women's Business Center (small business development with microloans), and community organizing through Community Action Teams. Programs are delivered directly through case management, coaching, and community engagement rather than through a software platform or product architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Head Start Early Childhood Education
• Financial Coaching Services
• Affordable Housing Programs

Quantifiable outcome

• Participant testimonial indicates successful career placement and income increase through SkillUP program
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Regional Economic Development, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in The Shops at Sharp End initiative offering entrepreneurs an opportunity to operate small businesses in Columbia's Historic Sharp End, providing brick-and-mortar retail space and business coaching support.
• The DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in The Shops at Sharp End initiative supporting small business development in Columbia's Historic Sharp End neighborhood through collaborative workspace and support services.
• University of MissouriminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCMCA and MU have partnered to provide poverty education to nursing students and medical students. MU nursing students participate in Poverty Simulations; medical students gain experience through Eat Healthy, Stay Active! internships providing health and nutrition education.
• Missouri Department of Social ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState agency partner for SkillUP program which helps SNAP recipients obtain skills, training, education, and employer connections that lead to employment.
• Missouri Department of Natural ResourcescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdministers the Weatherization Assistance Program for CMCA's 8-county region; federal funds from DOE, DSS, and Ameren UE pass through this state agency.
• AmeriCorps SeniorscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational volunteer organization providing the framework for CMCA's Foster Grandparent Program and Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) for seniors 55+.
• Show Me Strong Communities PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of community organizations partnering with CMCA for community-led health initiatives in Audrain, Cooper, and Osage Counties through Show Me Strong Communities program.
• Cooper County Farmers MarketminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCMCA worked with local farmers market to enable acceptance of SNAP benefits/food stamps, improving food access for low-income residents.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri: Faith-based social services nonprofit operating in the same mid-Missouri region with comparable programs (emergency assistance, housing, refugee services). Competes for similar funding pools and serves overlapping low-income populations.
• United Way Worldwide: Largest privately-funded social services network in the U.S. Comparable grassroots fundraising model and overlapping funding priorities including Head Start support and basic needs programs. Functions as both a peer and a funder of CMCA's local partners.
• Salvation Army Central Territory: Faith-based social services nonprofit with emergency assistance, housing, and youth programs across Missouri. Directly comparable in serving low-income populations with utility assistance and case management but at much larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Enterprise Community Partners: National nonprofit affordable housing developer and CDFI providing LIHTC financing, development consulting, and program-related investments. Comparable affordable housing development ambitions including at the workforce housing segment CMCA is entering.
• Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC): National community development financial institution and CMCA partner through the Rural Stacked program. Comparable mission of building healthy communities through integrated services and capital deployment in distressed geographies.

Direct peers

• Action for Boston Community Development: One of the largest Community Action agencies in the U.S., providing comparable anti-poverty programming including Head Start, fuel assistance, housing, and workforce development. Directly comparable model and funding mix to CMCA, just at much larger scale.
• Community Action Project (CAP) Tulsa: Head Start grantee and Community Action agency delivering integrated early childhood, family services, and community development in Oklahoma. Comparable two-generation whole-family service model and federal Head Start funding base.

Regional players

• Missouri Community Action Network: State-level association representing Missouri Community Action agencies including CMCA. Operates the same service mix (CSBG, weatherization, Head Start) at the state-coordination level — directly comparable operating geography and program portfolio.
• Heart of Missouri United Way: Regional United Way affiliate co-funding CMCA's BRIDGE Program. Comparable fundraising model (individual giving + corporate) and overlapping service priorities in Boone, Cooper, and Howard counties.

Others

• National Community Action Partnership: National membership association for the Community Action network of which CMCA is a member. Industry convener and federal advocacy body that shapes funding and policy for CMCA and its peers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCKTJiLiMldmDKK4WUEdVN_w/feed
• Facebookfacebook.com/CMCAcares
• Xx.com/CMCA_MO

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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