AssistiveTechnology LoansAcquisitionsServices&TrainingInc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 522113104
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2013–2013
- Forms available
- Form 990 2013
- Location
- Columbia, MD, USA
- Phone
- 4103812667
- Rating
- 78
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Centers to Support the Independence of Specific Populations
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $149,683
- Expenses
- $172,460
- Assets
- $82,434
- Liabilities
- $50,592
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2013. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
6 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Robin Silver (President)
- Janice Caro (1st Vice President)
- Lisa Brodjieski (Executive Director)
Highest reported compensation
- Lisa Brodjieski (Executive Director): $60,782 total reported compensation
- Amanda Cheong (Purchasing Director): $39,624 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2013. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Sale of assistive technology at discount prices to school systems, groups and individuals, Training in the use of assistive technology to caregivers, professionals and families, Information regarding availability of assistive technology items and evaluations for individual needs
What it reported doing in 2013
Sale of assistive technology to 14 Maryland school systems, 4 MANSEF schools, 11 organizations, 4 governmental units, 2 instutites of higher learning and 55 individuals at a discounted price through cooperative purchasing service Assisted school systems in conducting bidding on large quantities of assistive technology Maintained statewide licensing contracts with software vendors
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Grant-funded. 87% 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 - 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 expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 87
- Transparency & Controls: 90
- Accountability: 77
- Sustainability: 17
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 92.9%; rating input score 93
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
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: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Limited
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 4 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 44
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Fail
- 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: Fail
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -15.2%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.48; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.61; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 58.2%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 92.9% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 4 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $160K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $61K · 6 people listed
- Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
- Schedules: 4 filed schedules
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
- 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.
- Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 9 not reported.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 16/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 26/100.
- High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 2/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 13/100.