Berks Community Action Program Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
231704527
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Reading, PA, USA
Phone
6103766571
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Community Improvement, Capacity Building N.E.C.

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$8,722,798
Expenses
$8,884,016
Assets
$2,510,696
Liabilities
$1,123,862

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

Leadership & pay

17 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • LAWRENCE BERRINGER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • LAWRENCE BERRINGER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $171,482 total reported compensation
  • JANELLE PRICE (FISCAL DIRECTOR): $139,542 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 combat poverty in the city of reading and berks county and to help low and moderate income residents become more self-sufficient.

What it reported doing in 2024

Community programs: family center program: the family center program focuses on building parenting skills through interactive training sessions incorporated into home visits. The main objective is early child development using parents as teachers curriculum. It also is designed to identify developmental problems that may impact a child's learning ability and impede school readiness. It also acts as a parent/child resource center. During the program year 2024, 63 parents received services and of these 58 children received services.see continuation on schedule o. Teens program (take each & every necessary step): the teens program is designed to help teens that may come from low-income families that are homeless, living in an unhealthy situation, dropouts, learning disability, mental illness, substance abuse etc. The target ages for the program are 12-25. The program assists in enhancing programs with schools, community partners, non-profits already involved with youth and creating our programs in lacking areas. The teen program focuses on giving kids as many opportunities to ensure they stay on a more positive path. There were 1,143 teens enrolled in various educational activities through 3 school districts.fast program (family assistance & support for teens): this program was created by bcap through pccd (Pennsylvania commission on crime and delinquency). This program offers activities and opportunities that provide services to the families in high needs, family mentoring sessions & life skill sessions for the youth that are participating in teens. Bcap's initiative to reduce at-risk youth with gang and gun violence within the city of reading. Fast services include job readiness skills, abe, esi, and ged through classroom instruction.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 91% 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.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 81
  • Transparency & Controls: 74
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 26
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 92%; rating input score 92
  • Program expense ratio: 90.3%; rating input score 90
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: -1.8%; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.28; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.45; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.5%; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.7% per year; rating input score 100; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0.6% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.2% per year; rating input score 100; 20th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 92% of revenue deployed · 90.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 15 of 15 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 5 filed program accomplishments · $8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $171K · 17 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 3 contractors listed · $1M reported
  • Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • 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.

  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 27/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 9/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 24/100.