Ada S. McKinley Community Services, Inc.

Legal name: Ada S Mckinley Community Services Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
362144820
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Chicago, IL, USA
Phone
312.554.0600
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$69,927,580
Expenses
$67,047,121
Assets
$29,625,518
Liabilities
$15,362,371

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

Leadership & pay

31 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BRENT A HAWKINS (VICE-PRESIDENT)
  • EZEKIEL ZEKE MORRIS (PRESIDENT)
  • CURT HOLDERFIELD (SR. VICE PRESIDENT)
  • ERIC EDQUIST (SR. VICE PRESIDENT)
  • JAMAL MALONE (CEO)
  • Nestor Flores (VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • JAMAL MALONE (CEO): $524,757 total reported compensation
  • NAKITA BURRELL (CFAO): $248,481 total reported compensation
  • CURT HOLDERFIELD (SR. VICE PRESIDENT): $197,927 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 Ada S. McKinley is to empower, educate, and employ people to change lives and strengthen communities.

What it reported doing in 2024

Employment & community support services: these programs provide rehabilitation, vocational training, employment, job search and placement services to a total of 579 clients at the following locations: 219 s. Dearborn street - dirksen federal building (312) 554-2522; 230 s. Dearborn street - kluczynski federal building (312) 886-2222; 2834 green bay road, north chicago - great lakes naval training center; 517 e. Wisconsin ave., milwaukee, wi - milwaukee federal u.s. Court building; po box 174, bunkerhill, in 46914 - grissom air force reserve base (765) 689-9248; 475 blackhawk drive, ft. Sheridan, il - ft. Sheridan reserve center (847) 266-1060; 6033 s. Wentworth avenue - vocational services (773) 955-2900; 1112 east 87th street - aztlan community industries (773) 734-7500; 1863 s. Wabash avenue - walter c. Mccrone industries (312) 300-1800. We serve adults with disabilities, or those who are economically disadvantaged, who are aged 16 and over. We provide vocational training and habilitation services, job placement, janitorial services, intake / outreach, vocational evaluation, developmental training, work services, work adjustment, and supportive employment services.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 73% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 75% for direct work, and 25% for grants.

The verdict

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

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 85
  • Transparency & Controls: 88
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 38
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 84.9%; rating input score 85
  • Program expense ratio: 88.5%; rating input score 88
  • Fundraising efficiency: $68.22 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th 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; 77th 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: 4.1%; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.44; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.52; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.1%; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.5% per year; rating input score 100; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.4% per year; rating input score 100; 39th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 4 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 4 operating locations identified
  • Where the money goes: 84.9% of revenue deployed · 88.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 21 of 21 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 6 filed program accomplishments · $59.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $525K · 31 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $3M reported
  • Consistency: 34 of 34 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 10 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 4 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.
  • 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 16/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 53/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 35/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 37/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Federal audit findings: this organization reported findings in its latest federal Single Audit.