Achievement Unlimited Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
364143598
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Galesburg, IL, USA
Phone
3093431550
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Housing, Shelter N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$44,712,802
Expenses
$37,403,290
Assets
$51,581,673
Liabilities
$8,027,781

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • THOMAS STEIL (PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR)
  • MARILYN HOLT (VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • CAROL PETERSON (NURSE (LPN)): $108,996 total reported compensation
  • THOMAS STEIL (PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR): $4,500 total reported compensation
  • MARILYN HOLT (VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR): $4,500 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of the organization is articulated in its articles of incorporation as follows: the corporation is organized exclusively for charitable purposes as defined in section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986, as amended. In furtherance of those charitable purposes, the corporation shall be empowered to build, lease, acquire and otherwise own and operate residential facilities, nursing facilities and other related facilities and services for the elderly, mentally retarded, mentally ill, developmentally disabled and other like conditions without regard to race, religion, color, sex, creed or national origin of said persons. The corporation will not engage in the practice of medicine nor render any licensed professional services.

What it reported doing in 2024

All program services relate to providing and operating long-term care facilities and other related services to the developmentally disabled and elderly. The organization operates 55 facilities with a combined total of 433 beds.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 97% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 74
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 69
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 77.3%; rating input score 77
  • Program expense ratio: 94.5%; rating input score 95
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd 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; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 56
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 16.3%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.38; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.16; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0.3%; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.9% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 8.3% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 10.6% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 77.3% of revenue deployed · 94.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 5 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $35.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $109K · 6 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 4 contractors listed · $2.4M reported
  • Consistency: 37 of 37 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 9 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 48/100.