Central Wisconsin Community Action Council Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
391051779
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Wisconsin Dells, WI, USA
Phone
6082548353
Rating
90
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$10,616,552
Expenses
$9,883,251
Assets
$17,541,419
Liabilities
$3,482,882

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

Leadership & pay

17 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DONNA MALY (PRESIDENT)
  • JOHN EARL (PRESIDENT (THRU JUNE 24'))
  • CHARLIE KRUPA (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • FRED HEBERT (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • FRED HEBERT (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $139,428 total reported compensation
  • JOY CASPERSON (BOARD MEMBER): $123 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 mission of central Wisconsin community action council, inc. (cwcac) is to provide opportunities for services which help low-income individuals and families within our service area achieve self-sufficiency and independence.

What it reported doing in 2024

Weatherization/energy assistance: Wisconsin home energy assistance program (wheap) - wheap provides a one-time annual heating assistance payment. Households may also receive crisis assistance for additional fuel, furnace repair or furnace replacement, air conditioning repair or replacement and water heater repair or replacement.weatherization assistance program (wx) - available to homeowners or renters at/or below 150% poverty. Weatherization provides energy assistance along with health and safety measures. Assistance provided includes attic insulation, sidewall insulation, smoke detectors and air sealing and can include furnace, air conditioning, water heater and refrigerator replacement.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 85% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 71% for direct work, and 29% for grants.
  • 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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 80
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 61
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 87.5%; rating input score 87
  • Program expense ratio: 93.8%; rating input score 94
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd 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: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th 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: 6.9%; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.77; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.2; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 1.4%; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.9% per year; rating input score 100; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.6% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.2% per year; rating input score 100; 44th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 87.5% of revenue deployed · 93.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 8 filed program accomplishments · $9.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $139K · 17 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $1.6M reported
  • Consistency: 37 of 37 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 59/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 57/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 59/100.