Cerebral Palsy of Louisiana Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
721193996
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2016
Forms available
Form 990 2016
Location
Houma, LA, USA
Phone
5043410676
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Birth Defects and Genetic Diseases

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$-11,658
Expenses
$6,662
Assets
$20,329
Liabilities
$4,615

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

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SHAWN THIBODEAUX (Vice President)
  • DOUG TRAHAN (President)

People named in this filing

  • KIEL ADAMS (Director)
  • SUSIE ADAMS (Director)
  • ASHLEY BARRIOS (Director)

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 provide specific assistance and patient services to individuals with cerebral palsy and through community services, educate the public about cerebral palsy and the services made available

What it reported doing in 2016

Provided patient services for individuals with cerebral palsy, including transportation costs to distant doctors and treatment centers; purchasing of equipment and appliances; assistance with payment for physical, speech and occupational therapy and prescription shoes; and counseling and advising patients and their parents in the education and general welfare of the individual with cerebral palsy.

Operating model

Revenue model
No positive adjusted resources. The filing reports no positive adjusted operating resources.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 95% 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

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 74
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 28
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: 79.7%; rating input score 80
  • Fundraising efficiency: $12.37 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

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: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • 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: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -157.1%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.05; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.23; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -8.9% per year; rating input score 0; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: -28.4% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 79.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 14 of 14 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $5K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 14 people listed
  • Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 7 not reported.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 58/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 14/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 42/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 16/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.