Canton for All People Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
863136691
IRS 990 coverage
2021–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Canton, OH, USA
Phone
3304550153
Rating
70
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$5,221,104
Expenses
$1,337,488
Assets
$9,683,851
Liabilities
$806,620

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

Leadership & pay

18 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • TOM WINKHART (PRESIDENT)
  • TONY PEREZ (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • DON ACKERMAN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • DON ACKERMAN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $118,200 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

The organization's purpose is to improve the quality of life for the residents of downtown canton by enhancing public safety and health, providing affordable housing options, breaking the cycles of poverty, and promoting educational opportunities.

What it reported doing in 2024

Through the work of our nonprofit construction team, we continued to advance our mission of creating safe, quality, and affordable housing. In 2024, we restored 13 homes, constructed 10 new homes, and assisted 7 first-time homebuyers in achieving homeownership.in december 2024, canton for all people, in partnership with the woda cooper company, began development on the newton family apartments. This project will include a playground for neighborhood children, new administrative offices for canton for all people, a community room, and a fitness facility. The development will provide 52 affordable housing units consisting of one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments designed to meet the needs of families in the community.2024 also marked the first full year of operation for the shorb fresh market, located in a rehabilitated building that had been vacant since 1997. The fresh market has become a vital community hub, connecting families with healthy food options, essential resources, and a welcoming space to engage with neighbors. In 2024, the fresh market provided: 65,463 servings of fresh produce 25,551 unique individuals served (including 8,473 children) 1,878,318 meals distributed 8,400 weekend meal bags for gibbs elementary school students 400 narcan kits distributed to support community health and safety 10,000+ lunches servedin addition, 2024 saw the completion and ribbon cutting of a major neighborhood revitalization effort--the sommers discount market and my community health center on gonder avenue se. The 17,000 sq. Ft. Facility, vacant since 2007, was renovated to bring much-needed access to both healthcare and affordable groceries to canton's southeast neighborhood, an area previously identified as a food desert.while traditional for-profit developers often focus solely on the physical environment, canton for all people is equally committed to strengthening the social fabric of our neighborhoods. We do this through advocacy, community organizing, and leadership development, ensuring that residents are not only housed but empowered to build thriving, connected communities.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 68% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 98% 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 - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 35
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 87
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 18.6%; rating input score 19
  • Program expense ratio: 74.3%; rating input score 74
  • 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • 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: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 74.4%; rating input score 97; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 7.24; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.08; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.7%; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 66.8% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 60.7% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 70.5% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 18.6% of revenue deployed · 74.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 17 of 17 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $994K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $118K · 18 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $756K reported
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2021 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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: Mission deployment rate scored 19/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 8 not reported.