Community Alternative Mediationinc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
522072554
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2014–2015
Forms available
Form 990 2012, Form 990-EZ 2015
Location
Frederick, MD, USA
Phone
3016312256
Rating
41
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Dispute Resolution, Mediation Services

Reported finances

Revenue
$35,215
Expenses
$42,025
Assets
$6,358
Liabilities
$4,736

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

People named in this filing

  • DR KATHY BROOKS (VICE CHAIR)
  • KATHY MCGLAUGHLIN (TREASURER)
  • ANTONIO BOWENS (SECRETARY)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Conflict resolution education and mediation services provided to frederick county, Maryland residents and businesses. Conduct anger management courses.

What it reported doing in 2015

To train volunteers in conflict resolution and mediation to provide these services at no cost to individuals and businesses requiring resolution to conflicts.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 98% 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

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 9
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 21
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 9.3%; rating input score 9
  • Program expense ratio: 7.8%; rating input score 8

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -19.3%; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.15; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.74; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 22.9% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -16.8% per year; rating input score 0; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 30.5% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 9.3% of revenue deployed · 7.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $3K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2014 to 2015
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 9/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 8/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 21/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 13/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 9/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 57/100.