Action in Community Through Service of Prince William
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 540897679
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2009–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Dumfries, VA, USA
- Phone
- 7034418606
- Rating
- 90
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $5,712,915
- Expenses
- $6,163,170
- Assets
- $5,566,354
- Liabilities
- $2,387,664
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
15 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- DR STANLEY B JONES (CEO)
- TEMESGEN FISSEHAYE (Vice President)
- EARNIE PORTA (President)
- ADIL KHAN (PAST PRESIDENT)
Highest reported compensation
- DR STANLEY B JONES (CEO): $149,338 total reported compensation
- VICENTE GARCIA-GRANDA (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER): $131,808 total reported compensation
- VALARIE HUNT (CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER): $102,168 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Acts fosters hope, provides relief, and promotes self-sufficiency for our prince william area neighbors in crisis.
What it reported doing in 2024
TRAUMA SERVICES - ACTS' domestic violence made a profound impact on the community, serving 3,555 clients and reaching out to 2,847 community members with community education and training sessions. The domestic violence court advocate team accompanied 1,323 clients to court proceedings and provided shelter to 116 households affected by domestic violence. Additionally, the staff and volunteers specifically trained to offer support, provide information, and assist clients in eminent danger conducted 444 Lethality Assessment Program calls in cooperation with local law enforcement. ACTS' domestic violence made a profound impact on the community, serving 3,555 clients and reaching out to 2,847 community members with community education and training sessions. The domestic violence court advocate team accompanied 1,323 clients to court proceedings and provided shelter to 116 households affected by domestic violence. Additionally, the staff and volunteers specifically trained to offer support, provide information, and assist clients in eminent danger conducted 444 Lethality Assessment Program calls in cooperation with local law enforcement. ACTS assisted 207 households and families during the audit period, with 179 being first-time aid recipients. The organization paid utility bills amounting to $85,531, ensuring that families could maintain essential services during times of crisis. This program aligns with ACTS' mission of providing immediate relief to those facing financial hardships and emergencies.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 65% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 61% for direct work, and 39% 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: 89
- Transparency & Controls: 94
- Accountability: 100
- Sustainability: 26
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 96.8%; rating input score 97
- Program expense ratio: 82.9%; rating input score 83
- Fundraising efficiency: $30.48 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd 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; 63rd 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: -7.9%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.9; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.43; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 6.2%; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 5.7% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 5% per year; rating input score 100; 41st percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 2.9% per year; rating input score 100; 24th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 96.8% of revenue deployed · 82.9% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $5.1M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $149K · 15 people listed
- Consistency: 32 of 32 current checks pass
- Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
- Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 3 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.
- Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 16/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 34/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 25/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 46/100.