Cascade Relief Team

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
852967657
IRS 990 coverage
2021–2021
Forms available
Form 990 2021, Form 990-N 2020
Location
Otis, OR, USA
Phone
5039671400
Rating
64
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Disaster Preparedness and Relief Services

Reported finances

Revenue
$941,587
Expenses
$886,705
Assets
$34,068
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2021. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

2 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Marc Brooks (President)

Highest reported compensation

  • Marc Brooks (President): $44,608 total reported compensation
  • Jordyn Rasey (Administrative Assistant): $13,280 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2021. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Cascade Relief Team is a 501(c)3 non profit crisis-driven organization that is dedicated to empowering communities to come together in the midst of devastation. Our team focuses on providing essential items and resources to Survivors of natural disasters, and helping them to rebuild their lives while surrounded by a loving community.

What it reported doing in 2021

The Salmon River Grange Distribution Center opened September 18, 2020 In Partnership with Cascade Relief Team and The Salmon River Grange in Otis Oregon. The Grange is the building that holds the Resources and Cascade Relief Team, operates everything inside of the building. Cascade Relief Team makes weekly runs to portland every week to pick up on average of 1000lbs in food for the distribution center. The the grange with supplies for survivors. The distribution center was created from the 2020 Echo Mountain Fire but it is so much more than goods. It provides hope, services, resources and reassurance that is desperately needed to Echo Mountain Fire Survivors. The Distribution Center served an average of 28 families a day in 2021 in the 3 hours a day that the distribution center is open. The Otis strong ID card was created at the distribution center. This Card has an ID card for survivors so they do not have to be revetted by every agency that wants to help survivors. This allows survivors to get assistance from other organizations in the local disaster relief network without having to be traumatized by being revetted as a survivor. The Otis Strong ID card has been recognized by many organizations, including portions of the state and county governments. Other resources offered at the Salmon River Grange Distribution Center for Survivors are: Goods: Clothing; coats; boots and shoes, kitchen items including silverware, dishes, glasses, cups, bowls, microwaves, roasterscolienporta pots and pans; towels, blankets, new pillows sheets personale et food and supplies like beds, leashes, letter trays, crates, and made its paintings; tools, totes with lids for storing supplies in the toilet paper paper towels; cleaning supplies, disposable plates and tware for these living in tents; sleeping bags, cookstoves and fuel tanpa tumes andan amazing food bank with fresh fruits, vegetables, meats and and boxes goods. Other resources include CORE - Trauma Disaster Counseling is available 3 days a week. Community Based Disaster Case Grange-ament. Contact information for FEMA; State or Oregon; Lincoln County. For assistance and reimbursement programs auto Document assistance, Outreach Programs: Grange Satellite at the Haven - First Wednesday of each month. 2021 Payroll for the Grange $87013.83. 2021 Grange Humanitarian payroll is provided by Dislocated worker and On the Job Training Grants from Worksource Oregon

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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 - 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 a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 57
  • Transparency & Controls: 84
  • Accountability: 72
  • Sustainability: 36
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 53.1%; rating input score 53
  • Program expense ratio: 56.4%; rating input score 56
  • Fundraising efficiency: $86.37 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings

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: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • 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: 3 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 5.8%; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.04; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6.5%; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 53.1% of revenue deployed · 56.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 3 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $773K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $45K · 2 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 30 of 30 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 1 filing year from 2021
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 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

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  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 53/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 56/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 6 of 9 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 40/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 50/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.