West Virginia Citizen Action Group

Overview

Mission

To increase citizen awareness and participation in the economic and political decisions that affect all west virginians.

What it reported doing in 2024

Research and advocacy on surface owner's rights, enviromental protection, fair wages, energy efficiency, transportation and roadways, affordable health care, taxation, and worker's rights.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 82% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 67% for direct work, and 33% for affiliated organizations.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
550547956
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2012
Headquarters
Charleston, WV, USA
Phone
3043465891
Rating
59
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 27
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 69
  • Sustainability: 35
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 29.4%; rating input score 29
  • Program expense ratio: 26.9%; rating input score 27
  • Fundraising efficiency: $3.54 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings

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: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -11.7%; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.37; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 22.7%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.9% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.2% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 25.8% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 29.4% of revenue deployed · 26.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 2 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $91K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $77K · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 22 of 22 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 12 annual filings from 2013 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • GARY ZUCKETT (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $77,200 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.