Black Dog Solutions

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
821200316
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023
Location
West Linn, OR, USA
Phone
5033332010
Rating
68
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Community Service Clubs

Reported finances

Revenue
$306
Expenses
$380,128
Assets
$36,169
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Lonny Webb (President)

Highest reported compensation

  • Lonny Webb (President): $238,137 total reported compensation
  • Kristine Webb (Secretary): $84,688 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of black dog solutions (bds) is to provide access to specialized mental health treatment and educational skills services for individuals, technical assistance consultation for school districts and research to support these goals. If these extremely critical, clinical services cannot be accessed, bds provides access, when possible, until the individual or institution can gain access. If these extremely critical, clinical services are not accessible because the service does not yet exist in the form that the institution or individual can access, then bds works to develop the services through research and program development.this is outlined more completely in bdss bylaws, under section 2.4: section 2.4 purposethe purpose of black dog solutions is to provide access to, and coordination of, clinical as well as consultative services to parents, individuals and families; consultation, the provision, or the coordination of services and expertise in mental health to any educational

What it reported doing in 2023

Basic aid services for the most vulnerable students and teachers. Bds provided direct services to hundreds of families in Oregon that could not access specialized clinical and educational evaluation and consultation. Bds appraised relevant research and placed systems into effect to collect and analyze data which resulted in a publication that served as the basis for 2021s technical assistance that was provided to multiple Oregon school districts, resulting in hundreds of teachers, classified staff and administrators receiving technical assistance supporting thousands of students across the state.specialized mental health treatment and educational skills services for individuals, consultation for schools and research to support these goals. At bds, access is advocacy that ensures that all children have equitable opportunities to take full advantage of their education. For bds, access is advocating for families to schools and/ or insurance providers to provide additional services or remove any actual or potential barriers that might prevent some students from equitable participation in certain courses or academic programs.

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from recurring investment income.
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. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 80
  • Transparency & Controls: 77
  • Accountability: 62
  • Sustainability: 12
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 72.5%; rating input score 73
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • 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: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 50%; rating input score 50; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
    • 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: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -124,124.8%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.1; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 58.6%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -11.9% per year; rating input score 0; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -36.1% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -15.9% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 72.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 2 of 4 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $276K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $238K · 4 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 18 of 18 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes executive pay
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2019 to 2023
  • 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 50/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 1/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 8/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 6/100.