Accountability Credibility Together

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
311542584
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2009
Forms available
Form 990 2009
Location
Cincinnati, OH, USA
Phone
5137218333
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Employment Procurement Assistance

Reported finances

Revenue
$602,043
Expenses
$1,081,421
Assets
$1,594,289
Liabilities
$687,269

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2009. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2009. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Accountability and credibility together (act) provides a variety of resources and services to meet our objective of keeping referred clients off of cash assistance. A holistic case management approach is used to determine the underlying cause of financial distress and develops a plan for the client and act to follow in order to address these issues. We work to increase self-sufficiency skills of families, thereby reducing their need for public assistance. This is done through the provision of comprehensive, integrated and flexible services and through partnerships with community organizations.

What it reported doing in 2009

Act provides case management and emergency financial assistance to help keep individuals off of welfare. Several services are provided including financial literacy classes, counseling (if necessary), on site g.e.d. Program, employment classes designed to maximize success in entering (or re-entering) the workforce, on site college degree programs through the university of cincinnati, in addition to other individualized support.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 95% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 78
  • Sustainability: 24
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 85.7%; rating input score 86; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • 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: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -79.6%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.47; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.43; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 15.3%; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 6 of 7 board members independent · 6 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $776K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $104K · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 22 of 22 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 2/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 8 not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 59/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 18/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 31/100.