Center for Sprituality in 12 Step Recovery

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
251608735
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2016
Forms available
Form 990 2016
Location
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Phone
4122472750
Rating
67
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alcohol, Drug and Substance Abuse, Dependency Prevention and Treatment

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$147,066
Expenses
$303,672
Assets
$1,100,110
Liabilities
$172,841

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

People named in this filing

  • L VERNON SAUNDERS (BOARD MEMBER)
  • ARTHUR YOUNG (BOARD MEMBER)
  • PAUL POZONSKY (BOARD MEMBER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To mentor those in the early stages of recovery.

What it reported doing in 2016

The center for spirituality in twelve step recovery has serviced over 850 clients. Our missionis to aid men and women in early recovery who are struggling with addictions to live a clean and sober life by mentoring.our mentors/care managers all have over 5 years sobriety and lead our clients by example. Our care managers transport clients to 12 step meetings, doctors, appointments, job interviews, apartment searching and shopping trips. They work with the client and their families to build reunification. They work and mentor by personal experience. The center for spirituality's greatest accomplishment is seeing a client graduatethe program meeting his or her goals and becoming a productive member of society.

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

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 a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 75
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 42
  • Sustainability: 34
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 58.8%; rating input score 59
  • 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: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • 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: -106.5%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.62; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.16; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -57% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -48.1% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -21.2% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 58.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 11 board members independent · 7 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $178K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 38 of 38 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2012 to 2016
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 59/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 2/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 28/100.