Clearfield Area United Way

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
256067508
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Clearfield, PA, USA
Phone
8147656521
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Federated Giving Programs

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$128,599
Expenses
$153,159
Assets
$167,657
Liabilities
$175,398

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

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • WILSON FISHER JR (President)

Highest reported compensation

  • NANCY PINTO (Executive Dir.): $28,390 total reported compensation
  • RENEE KELLEY (Secretary): $22,000 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 clearfield area united way serves people of all ages throughout eastern, southern & central clearfield county - we make a difference in people's lives, helping children succeed and supporting families by bringing people and resources together to find creative solutions to community needs. Through involvement with our local member agencies, we promote independence, health & wellness and provide a safety net for the most vulnerable. Allocations are made to all eligible member agencies. The clearfield area united way works as a facilitator to connect a myriad of donations to non-profit member & non-member agencies.

What it reported doing in 2024

The clearfield area united way works to build better communities throughout the central, eastern, and southern portions of clearfield county which they serve. Making a positive impact in the lives of local residents is our goal and partnering with local member agencies is our objective.an annual fund raising effort raises dollars for member agencies which help people of all ages in our surrounding area thrive and grow. They also conduct a jeans for teens program, helping curb peer pressure and enhancing self-esteem. This program works with a county agency identifying at-risk teenagers in school and helps with the purchase of several new outfits at local retailers. This partnership will continue for several years. Clearfield area united way connects people to volunteer service opportunities throughout the community. We also work daily with information and referral to individuals from within the state as well as out of state.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The program-spending lines do not add up, so the filing cannot show reliably whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing does not identify recipients for some grant dollars and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 87
  • Transparency & Controls: 79
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 21
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 99.1%; rating input score 99
  • Program expense ratio: 83.2%; rating input score 83
  • Fundraising efficiency: $10.72 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 55.9%; rating input score 56; 43rd 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: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -19.1%; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.09; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.05; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 32.9%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -5.5% per year; rating input score 0; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -4.7% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -3.8% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 99.1% of revenue deployed · 83.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $127K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $28K · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 27 of 28 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 6 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 4 filed related-organization links
  • 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 — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 56/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 41/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 15/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 43/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 4/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 9/100.