Community Action Waynemedina

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
340979210
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Wooster, OH, USA
Phone
3302648677
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$13,652,812
Expenses
$13,407,522
Assets
$5,195,336
Liabilities
$2,479,432

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

Leadership & pay

21 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JAMES FOX (PRESIDENT/CE)

Highest reported compensation

  • DON ACKERMAN (SR. VP/CFO): $126,806 total reported compensation
  • JAMES FOX (PRESIDENT/CE): $116,212 total reported compensation
  • KRISTIN KERR (VP OF PROGRA): $105,114 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

We strengthn the community through collaborations and services by promoting self-sufficiency, household stability and family and childhood education in wayne and medina counties.

What it reported doing in 2024

All other accomplishments: economic assistance department provides car repair assistance of up to 1,000 per repair. Food is available through caw/m's rural food pantry with delivery available to seniors in the service area. Fresh produce is available in-season weekly through a partnership with a food rescue program. Transportation programs operate in each county through partnerships and include free transportation to eligible persons, mailing passes, verifying eligibility, and setting up rides. Wooster city transporation for independent persons, administered by caw/m, provides two transit loops in wooster with low fare workplace passes which are scheduled in advance along with some countywide medical, and other destinations through various funding sources to low-income persons, older adults, individuals with disabilities and the general public. Additional community services include outreach to seniors, connection to free legal services, free tax return preparation, a spring plant program and parent training and self-sufficiency training. Caw/m offers free car seat inspections to all community members through two certified car seat safety technicians. Caw/m is also part of the Ohio buckles buckeyes (obb) program. The obb program is designed to help provide car seats and booster seats to low-income families in Ohio. To be eligible for a car seat through this program, family members must be a resident of Ohio and meet current wic eligibility guidelines. The parent or guardian of the child must attend a car seat education class with the on-site cpst. Families are eligible for one (1) seat per child per three (3) years through this program. Bridges out of poverty is a change model that teaches the "hidden rules" that hinder people from bridging the gap between poverty, middle class, and wealth. Workshops are offered to area businesses, social service agencies, school faculty, religious groups, and others who are seeking to understand the barriers those living in poverty may face. Getting ahead, a part of the bridges out of poverty program, is a free 8-week workshop. The program is designed to help people in financial hardship build a path to a better future with financial literacy, soft skills certification and online life coaching incorporated. A similar program for high school students - r rules - is also offered, as well as workplace stability training for local employers.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 97% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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 total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 79
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 35
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 88.8%; rating input score 89
  • Program expense ratio: 90.3%; rating input score 90
  • 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: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • 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: 1.8%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.39; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.48; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.6%; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.8% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.5% per year; rating input score 100; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7.6% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 88.8% of revenue deployed · 90.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 18 of 18 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $12.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $127K · 21 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $1.4M reported
  • Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

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

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 41/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 11/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 30/100.