Cleveland Mediation Center

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
341369412
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2016
Forms available
Form 990 2016
Location
Cleveland, OH, USA
Phone
2166211919
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Dispute Resolution, Mediation Services

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$568,912
Expenses
$589,724
Assets
$58,076
Liabilities
$22,553

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

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MATT MENNES (PRESIDENT)
  • OBIE UKUH (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • KATHLEEN JACKSON (FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • KATHLEEN JACKSON (FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $44,789 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Cmc promotes just and peaceful community in northeast Ohio by honoring all people, building their capacity to act and facilitating opportunities for them to engage in conflict constructively.

What it reported doing in 2016

Access to justice community mediation: cmc offers community members access to mediation services that will help resolve conflicts within their families and communities. Situations that can be mediated include neighbor to neighbor conflicts, family disputes, child custody or visitation issues, etc. In 2016, cmc provided conflict coaching and/or mediation services to 180 people.shelter diversion: diversion advocates meet persons as they enter the homeless shelter system (coordinated intake) and help parties determine if there are safe and appropriate alternatives to shelter. Advocates empower per sons to explore options and engage in conflict resolution with friends and family if appropriate, (continued on schedule o)and in some cases offer financial assistance to prevent homelessness or shelter stays. In 2016, cmc was able to divert 100 families to homes in order to avoid a shelter stay.homeless prevention for veterans (ssvf program): cmc staff work with veterans facing eviction and offer rental assistance when applicable to prevent clients from becoming homeless. Our staff also works with clients to help them develop a plan to pay rent on time and avoid eviction in the future. In 2016, cmc served 242 veteran households.shelter mediation and facilitation-mediators work with family shelters in the cleveland area to help repair communication between residents and staff to prevent shelter discharges and to help rebuild a plan for clients to obtain housing. In 2016, cmc mediated 60 cases between shelter staff and residents.school attendance mediation program-in september, cmc started working with a local prek-8 school to improve student attendance using conflict resolution strategies. Cmc staff talk to families about strategies that may help improve attendance. When appropriate, cmc organizes a mediation between the students' family and the school staff to address concerns and help families access resources that may be helpful.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 66% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 91% 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.
  • 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. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 93
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 22
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 91.3%; rating input score 91
  • Program expense ratio: 88%; rating input score 88
  • Fundraising efficiency: $38.93 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 76; 76th 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • 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: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -3.7%; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.1; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.39; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 7.6%; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -15.7% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -18.7% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -9.8% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 91.3% of revenue deployed · 88% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $519K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $45K · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes grants
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2011 to 2016
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 26/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 5/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 25/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 46/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.