Bucks County Housing Group Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
231878791
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Warminster, PA, USA
Phone
2153948259
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,049,155
Expenses
$3,221,493
Assets
$3,259,529
Liabilities
$3,235,387

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

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JAMES DODARO (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • ERIK CLARE (EXECUTIVE DI): $125,570 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Bucks county housing group (bchg) mission is to end food and housing insecurity within our communities. Supportive housing program our supportive housing program (shp) is a transitional shelter program where we seek to empower individuals through comprehensive services such as education, job development, life skills, money management and appropriate referrals. Shp consists of 22 fully furnished units scattered throughout the bucks county area. Bridge housing & home transitional programs both bridge housing and home transitional housing programs provide subsidized rental assistance and social services to homeless families who include at least one child under the age of 18. Both programs provide housing in scattered site rental properties. Community food pantries bchg operates two community food pantries located in penndel and doylestown. Low/moderate income community members from throughout bucks county benefit by patronizing one of the pantries on a weekly basis to supplement their foo

What it reported doing in 2024

Comprehensive housing counseling - no cost, non-partisan hud-certified counseling for first-time homebuyers in bucks county who meet the financial eligibility criteria for this program. All clients are directed to attend a free orientation webinar where they learn about the agency, our funding sources, what to expect from housing counseling, what to bring to their housing counseling appointment, the steps in the purchase process, the importance of a home inspection, 10 questions to ask a home inspector whom they are considering hiring, and the criteria for participation in the bucks county first time homebuyer program. Expenses 266,727. Including grants of 0. Revenue 0. Bridge housing - provide longer term, interim term for families leaving the shelter program. Both bridge housing and home transitional housing programs provide subsidized rental assistance and social services to homeless families who include at least one child under the age of 18. Both programs provide housing in scattered site rental properties. Expenses 165,709. Including grants of 0. Revenue 0.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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

STRONG - 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 program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 82
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 28
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 88.9%; rating input score 89
  • Program expense ratio: 84.1%; rating input score 84
  • Fundraising efficiency: $11 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings

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: 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: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -5.7%; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.01; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.99; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.9%; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -0.1% per year; rating input score 0; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.2% per year; rating input score 100; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -1% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 88.9% of revenue deployed · 84.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $2.7M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $126K · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 30 of 30 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2013 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

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

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 41/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 19/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Form 990 shared with the board not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 37/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 5/100.