American Training Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
042662986
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Andover, MA, USA
Phone
9786852151
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$40,657,630
Expenses
$36,646,938
Assets
$38,006,780
Liabilities
$14,839,268

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

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • THOMAS M CONNORS (PRESIDENT & CEO/DIRECTOR)
  • JODI HOWSHAN VICE (PRESIDENT OF PEOPLE & CULTURE)
  • LORRAINE MCLARNEY (VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR)
  • STEVE PELLERIN (VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • THOMAS M CONNORS (PRESIDENT & CEO/DIRECTOR): $314,592 total reported compensation
  • JENNIFER LESSARD (CFO/TREASURER): $190,598 total reported compensation
  • STEVE PELLERIN (VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR): $190,080 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

American training, inc. Provides housing, employability development, relevant personal and vocational counseling, vocational skills development and training and other related services and support to the developmentally disabled, mentally ill, physically handicapped and economically disadvantaged individuals.

What it reported doing in 2024

Day programs provide individuals with vocational and supported employment services, both community based and in a work setting. The program provides job placement, job site training and on-going monitoring and follow-up. Integrated work crews, employer based job sites, volunteer opportunities and individual placement are sought and organized to expose individuals to a variety of employment choices and skills. It provides integration of individuals within their communities to attain meaningful community connections. Provides day habilitation programs which focus on developmental skills such as pt, ot, nursing & assistive technology. In fy 2025 710 individuals were served.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 99% 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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some related-organization disclosures are missing and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 73
  • Transparency & Controls: 72
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 54
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 79%; rating input score 79
  • Program expense ratio: 87.7%; rating input score 88
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 93.3%; rating input score 93; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: No; rating input score 0

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 80%; rating input score 80; 16th 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: 9.9%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.04; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.39; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.5%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.2% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.8% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 10.6% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 79% of revenue deployed · 87.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 5 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 7 filed program accomplishments · $32.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $315K · 11 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $2.9M reported
  • Consistency: 34 of 35 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes executive pay and related organizations
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 7 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 5 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.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Related-party transparency scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 37/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Schedule R controlled transactions itemized did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 37/100.