Central Minnesota Council on Aging Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Cmcoa 2024 development goals/strategies:- age friendly-cmcoa was a designated age friendly Minnesota technical assistance provider. Led various age friendly related events/discussion and provided technical assistance to grantees.- provided one on one technical assistance to three age friendly mn community grantees.- five age-friendly community of learning sessions offered information and guidance in planning, development, implementation, and sustainability of programs. Close to seventy participants. - hosted an in person regional exchange in conjunction with the Minnesota statewide age friendly conference. With close to forty in attendance. The event offered opportunities for group discussions of the needs/wishes of the community. The information was reported back to the age friendly mn council to assist with development of their multi-sector age friendly work plan. - partnered with rainbow health and brainerd area and st. Cloud area pride committees to offer senior accessible lgbtq+ events in conjunction with their larger pride event. - partnered with dancing sky aaa and rainbow health to offer a virtual and in-person (sartell mn) training for working with lgbtq older adults. The training engaged senior service providers and other community based organizations who work with older people. - development of profile of older adults report. Reports were sent to city/county leaders with follow-up outreach to offer presentations to community leaders/groups. Presented to county health and human services staff, county commissioners and community advisory members for the agency.- dementia related initiatives and education. - provided guidance to current, new, and re-engaged dementia friendly communities.- dementia friends information session at the Minnesota rural electric association- targeted for rural utility call staff. Forty-three trained specifically in handling calls with customers who may have memory issues. - dementia friends champion training throughout the cmcoa region including at cross lake lutheran church in crow wing county, st. Gabriel's medical center in little falls and lakes area act on alzheimer- southern chisago county and forest lake area, and a virtual session. In all trained thirty-eight new dementia champions.dementia friends workforce training to twenty-six students at central lakes college, brainerd. - evidence based health programs and evidence informed classes: heathy aging coordinator lead and/or coordinated the evidence-based health programs and development team assisted with outreach to coordinate collaboration amongst community groups. Classes included: diabetes prevention program- (dpp); mindful presence: compassionate care for self and others; guided autobiography; tai ji quan moving for better balance; chronic disease self-management program (cdsmp); stay active & independent for life (sail; coaching for hypertension and pearls coach (program to encourage active, rewarding lives).- cmcoa healthy aging coordinator trained to be a program to encourage active, rewarding lives (pearls) coach. Developed partnership with whitney senior center and centracare health served as a supervising entity and offered referrals to engage older patients in pearls. Twelve individuals were served with pearls. - pearls cohort- developed a collaboration between cmcoa, horizon health, knute nelson, crow wing energized and crow wing human services in cass, crow wing, todd, morrison, and wadena counties. Fifteen new pearls coaches trained. One area person has become master trained to be capable of offering in-person coaches training if needed in the cmcoa region. - between trainees and participants overall the classes served well over 300. Social isolation, loneliness, and community engagement:- using the ucla 3 item loneliness scale developed the together well (tw) toolkit. Engaged twelve providers pilot the toolkit in early 2024. The tw toolkit assists providers with identifying and helping clients to develop an action plan

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 91.4%; rating input score 91
• Program expense ratio: 91.3%; rating input score 91
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 13th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 97.8%; rating input score 98; 34th 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: 9 of 9 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: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -0.1%; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.38; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.89; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 4.1%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 4.2% per year; rating input score 100; 35th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 5.1% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 6.7% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings