Community Advocates Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
391249426
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Milwaukee, WI, USA
Phone
4142702970
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$16,195,715
Expenses
$16,232,604
Assets
$12,589,416
Liabilities
$4,546,924

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

Leadership & pay

16 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BRYAN HOUSE (PRESIDENT)
  • SHARON JORDAN (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • ANDREA MALLMANN-ELLIOTT (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)

Highest reported compensation

  • ANDREA MALLMANN-ELLIOTT (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $209,008 total reported compensation
  • MAUDWELLA KIRKENDOLL (CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER): $177,150 total reported compensation
  • WILLIAM KOCH (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER): $145,723 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 mission of community advocates, inc. Is to provide individuals and families with advocacy and services to meet their basic needs so they may live in dignity.

What it reported doing in 2024

These programs provide assistance to individuals with disabilities applying for ssi/ssdi and offer protective payee services to those needing help managing their finances. In 2024: 85 individuals received protective payee and financial management services.hop delivers person-centered, housing-focused outreach to individuals with mental illness and other disabilities who are living unsheltered. Advocates assess clients and help stabilize their health and housing situations. In 2024: hop served 21 individuals living on the streets or in places not meant for human habitation.the fsc offers shelter, food, clothing, personal care items, and case management to help families experiencing homelessness find and secure affordable housing. In 2024: 70 low-income families received shelter and support through the fsc.autumn west is a low-barrier housing refuge for individuals experiencing homelessness and severe, persistent mental illness. This alternative to emergency shelter embraces housing first and harm reduction principles, offering short-term housing and supportive services. In 2024: 35 individuals were served. 74% were safely and stably housed at autumn west or transitioned to permanent housing.this program provides safe, affordable housing and case management to 101 milwaukee residents identified as chronically homeless and living with a disability. Services use best practices including trauma-informed care, motivational interviewing, and harm reduction to promote housing stability.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 87% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 60% for direct work, and 40% for grants.

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: 90
  • Transparency & Controls: 85
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 34
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 91.6%; rating input score 92
  • Program expense ratio: 91.4%; rating input score 91
  • Fundraising efficiency: $73.72 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 94.1%; rating input score 94; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 99.2%; rating input score 99; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -0.2%; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.78; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.36; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4%; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 11.2% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 8.6% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.6% per year; rating input score 100; 21st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 91.6% of revenue deployed · 91.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 12 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $14.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $209K · 16 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 37 of 38 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 10 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 29 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 23 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.
  • 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 30/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 28/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 40/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 59/100.