Acclivus Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
273108215
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023
Location
Chicago, IL, USA
Phone
7733194211
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Public Health Program (Includes General Health and Wellness Promotion Services)

Reported finances

Revenue
$13,475,269
Expenses
$13,493,092
Assets
$6,506,059
Liabilities
$5,331,945

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • LEVON STONE SR (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)

Highest reported compensation

  • LEVON STONE SR (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $169,627 total reported compensation
  • SHEILA REGAN (CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER): $165,973 total reported compensation
  • DIVONTE LUMPKIN (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER): $137,750 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To support community health and well-being for chicago area populations at risk for violence and other negative health outcomes.

What it reported doing in 2023

Community-based violence prevention - acclivus community-based violence prevention services provide street outreach and conflict mediation services to individuals at highest risk for violence involvement, either as victim or perpetrator. Services are provided within specific geographic areas with disproportionate rates of violent events. Additionally, acclivus provides structured case management services for individuals at risk. In 2023, 1276 individuals at risk for violence were provided case management services by acclivus outreach staff. Acclivus completed 1126 conflict mediations during that time period as well.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 97% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 66% for direct work, and 34% for grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 81
  • Transparency & Controls: 79
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 28
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 91.6%; rating input score 92
  • Program expense ratio: 91.4%; rating input score 91
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 99.8%; rating input score 100; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -0.1%; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.48; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.82; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4.5%; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 42.2% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 40.6% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 38.1% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 91.6% of revenue deployed · 91.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $12.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $170K · 10 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 32 of 32 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2019 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 35 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 31 filed related-organization links
  • 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.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 33/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 15/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 13/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 53/100.