Center for Women in Transition Dba Keyway Center for Diversion & Reentry

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
431799627
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
St Louis, MO, USA
Phone
3147755207
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Rehabilitation Services for Offenders

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,743,936
Expenses
$2,278,464
Assets
$1,897,981
Liabilities
$974,141

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

Leadership & pay

24 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • TIMOTHY BURGESS (PRESIDENT)
  • KAROLYN TERPSTRA (PRESIDENT ELECT)
  • CAROLYN KOENIG (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • APRIL FOSTER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • APRIL FOSTER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $122,376 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

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What it reported doing in 2024

Keyway's services are tailored to meet the needs of women transitioning from incarceration to community. Focused on 4 program areas: housing stability, financial security, emotional wellness, and community reengagement, keyway offers comprehensivesupport to facilitate individuals' journeys toward stability and self-sufficiency.housing stability: keyway manages three housing sites where participants can reconstruct their lives. Keyway collaborates with local landlords, ensuring access to affordable and stable housing options, while providing educational sessions on tenant rights and basic home maintenance.emotional wellness: through the provision of individual and group therapy, keyway encourages fostering resilience to navigate life's challenges. Keyway also offers services to support recovery and sobriety including peer-to-peer support, access to sober housing, and collaboration with partner agencies for specialized treatment.financial security: keyway equips participants with job readiness skills, employment assistance, and financial literacy education, empowering them to secure employment, manage finance responsibly, and plan for a brighter future.community reengagement: keyway facilitates family reunification and pro-social activities, recognizing the value of positive connections. Keyway also focuses efforts on changing policy that unfairly impacts the justice involvement population. Through these efforts, keyway empower participants to rebuild social networks, strengthen family ties, and become valued members of their communities.during the year, the center provided support to 129 women.

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 93% 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

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 expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 74
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 22
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 88.4%; rating input score 88
  • Program expense ratio: 67.5%; rating input score 68
  • Fundraising efficiency: $6.68 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 25; 25th 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th 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: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • 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: -30.7%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.83; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.51; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5.4%; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.7% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.5% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 88.4% of revenue deployed · 67.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 23 of 23 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $122K · 24 people listed
  • Consistency: 34 of 34 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 25/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 6/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 37/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 15/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 52/100.