Bello Machre

Legal name: Bello Machre Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
520915574
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Glen Burnie, MD, USA
Phone
4102553805
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Group Homes

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$51,156,836
Expenses
$47,659,579
Assets
$58,259,018
Liabilities
$28,207,657

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

Leadership & pay

20 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DR ROBERT IRELAND (PRESIDENT & CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • DR ROBERT IRELAND (PRESIDENT & CEO): $344,359 total reported compensation
  • JULIE PROVAN (CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER): $342,916 total reported compensation
  • LANA SLOBODYANIK (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER): $277,247 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To provide a lifetime of loving care for children and adults with developmental disabilities.

What it reported doing in 2024

Meaningful day: our community development services (cds) program offers adults with developmental disabilities fulfilling, community-based day opportunities. Supports are available in both small groups settings (one staff to four individuals and individualized 1:1 options, depending on each person's needs. Participants explore their interests through activities such as creatuve arts, fitness, volunteering, job readiness, and more. Cds helps individuals build independence, form lasting friendships, and develop essential life skills while engaging with the world around them.our employment services support adults with disabilities in finding meaningful work in thier communities. Through job coaching, skill development, on-site reaining, and ongoing support, individuals are empowered to succeed in the workplace. Transportation is coordinated through local transit services, and temporary 1:1 coaching is available as needed. With our guidance, the people we support gain independence, confidence, and lasting careers.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 95% 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.
  • 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. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 78
  • Transparency & Controls: 74
  • Accountability: 85
  • Sustainability: 51
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 82.6%; rating input score 83
  • Program expense ratio: 90.5%; rating input score 90
  • Fundraising efficiency: $4.52 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 75%; rating input score 75; 24th 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: 6.8%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.22; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.48; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.8%; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 11% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 10.3% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 10.6% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 6 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 82.6% of revenue deployed · 90.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 12 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $43.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $344K · 20 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $822K reported
  • Consistency: 34 of 34 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 8 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.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 18/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 46/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 27/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 37/100.