Clark Park Coalition

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
383462192
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Detroit, MI, USA
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Parks and Playgrounds

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$344,196
Expenses
$491,425
Assets
$534,816
Liabilities
$12,981

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

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • ANTHONY BENAVIDES (EXECUTIVE DI): $65,048 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Clark park coalition exists to provide an array of diverse, high-quality recreational, educational, social and mentoring programs for southwest detroit families promoting skills development which helps our youth grow into responsible, self-confident adults. Clark park coalition is a partner of the detroit recreational department.

What it reported doing in 2024

2024 was an exciting year for clark park. In addition to our regular year- round programming which includes ice hockey and learn-to-skate activities for winter and baseball and softball for the summer months, the new park renovations allowed us to greatly expand our activities. Our new partnerships and collaborations also helped to enhance our offerings. Hundreds of youth ages five through 16 participated this summer in our popular baseball and softball programs. More than 20 youngsters were able to learn about and perfect their skills in lacrosse, a recently added sport that continued into the fall season. The winter season hosted more than 140 young people of all abilities on the ice rink doing everything from learning to skate to playing hockey. Our girls' hockey has more than doubled and continues to grow. The restoration of the park's playground and the addition of the popular splash pad drew hundreds more children to play in the water and enjoy the new swings, slides and sandbox. The addition of the the renovation of the courts allowed us to add not only new tennis courts, but pickle ball, basketball and volleyball. These are constantly in use, and the clark park staff was able to start a pickle ball league at the end of the summer season. The newly installed outdoor exercise equipment was constantly in use by young and old alike. Our collaborations and partnerships were invaluable, as the pistons helped to staff programs in basketball, tennis, zumba, arts & crafts, youth soccer, and volleyball. Co-ed yoga was added, as well. As the city continues its work to complete its renovations to the park, we are confident the major increase we saw at the end of the summer will continue and even grow. On the governing end of the organization, the board worked with a consulting firm to develop a new strategic plan which will be used to guide the organization for the next few years, as we continue to grow and expand. We look forward to 2024 and are excited about the additional programming we can offer to the community.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 62% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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

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 some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 90
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 23
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 82.8%; rating input score 83
  • Fundraising efficiency: $24.31 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • 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: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -42.8%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.09; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 13.2%; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.5% per year; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.2% per year; rating input score 100; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 9.1% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 82.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $407K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $65K · 14 people listed
  • Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2012 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.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 6/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Form 990 shared with the board not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 43/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 26/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 38/100.