Community Progress Inc

Overview

Mission

The organization is a community based, not-for-profit dedicated to assisting low-moderate income people and local municipalities with housing needs within the counties of chemung, schuyler, and steuben, in partnership with national, regional, and local organizations offering unique opportunities through: 1. Operation of housing rehabiliation programs to single, multiple and mixed-used dwellings and 2. Operation of business rehabilitation/development programs.

What it reported doing in 2024

Providing rehabilitation services to homeowners eligible for such grants in the regional communities.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 76% of the money available for current operations came from contributions.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 71% of its reported program spending out as grants.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237076247
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Headquarters
Corning, NY, USA
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

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The verdict

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Expenses are high relative to revenue and the filing reports that some governance safeguards are missing.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 72
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 40
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 70.8%; rating input score 71
  • Program expense ratio: 73.8%; rating input score 74
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited
  • Public monitoring controls: Limited
  • Public policy transparency: Limited
  • Public financial transparency: Limited
  • Impact reporting controls: Limited
  • Public relationship transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
  • Public governance controls: Limited
  • Zakat policy transparency: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 4.2%; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Operating reserve ratio: 0.87; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.39; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 10.1%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.9% per year; rating input score 100; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.9% per year; rating input score 100; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 12.8% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 70.8% of revenue deployed · 73.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $766K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $105K · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 36 of 36 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 12 annual filings from 2013 to 2024
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.