Alcona County Commission on Aging

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
382028913
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2011
Location
Lincoln, MI, USA
Phone
9897368879
Rating
67
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Senior Centers

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$4,262,168
Expenses
$1,105,729
Assets
$15,332,435
Liabilities
$955,902

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

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • RYAN MENDYKA (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • WENDY BAIN (EXECUTIVE DI): $58,908 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Alcona county commission on aging promotes dignity, independence, and well-being to the senior citizen population of alcona county. We will achieve this by initiating and coordinating programs that anticipate and meet the ever-changing needs of our senior citizen community while keeping them connected and active with the community as a whole.

What it reported doing in 2024

Homemaker and in-home waiver -------------(1,987.75 units)- 51,435 grand parent ----------------------------------(5 clients)- 26,226 escheat respite care ------------------------(1,020 units)- 24,308 state alternative care and in-home waver ------(587 units)- 18,154 department of health and human services ----(553.50 units)- 13,080 personal care and in home waver ---------------(216 units)- 10,546 state aging network services ---------------(122.25 units)- 8,606 state in-home personal care and waver ------(196.25 units)- 8,600 senior housing --------------------------------- (8 units)- 6,415 sunrise community center ----------------------- (various)- 3,524 grants and special project --------------------- (various)- 488 health resource center ------------------------- (various)- 461

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 96% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filed totals do not add up.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 29
  • Transparency & Controls: 86
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 87
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 16.4%; rating input score 16
  • Program expense ratio: 61%; rating input score 61
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 93.3%; rating input score 93; 17th 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 74.1%; rating input score 97; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 13.87; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.06; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5.3%; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.1% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 20.3% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 27.6% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 16.4% of revenue deployed · 61% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 7 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $674K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $59K · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 29 of 30 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 16/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 51/100.