Community Lifeline Center

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
752286990
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023
Location
Mckinney, TX, USA
Phone
9725420020
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,280,928
Expenses
$2,252,425
Assets
$519,621
Liabilities
$209,553

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Michael Schwerin (Executive Director)
  • BRANDON HERBISON (PRESIDENT)
  • ROBIN FORSYTHE (VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • Michael Schwerin (Executive Director): $100,800 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Community lifeline center envisions a community where all of our neighbors are provided resources to overcome temporary adversity. We can achieve this vision by focusing on our mission to provide residents of collin county with basic critical resources, through our food program, one month away program, and unhoused neighbors access point program.

What it reported doing in 2023

Community Lifeline Center offers a range of programs to support individuals and families in our community who are facing food insecurity, housing insecurity, and other financial hardships. This is completed through our Food Assistance Programs and Financial Assistance Program, entitled One Month Away. During FY23, our food program included operating a Food Pantry and numerous mobile distributions throughout Collin County. During this year, CLC distributed 592,866 pounds of food to 29,205 individuals, which represented 494,055 meals provided to our neighbors in Collin County. As the need continued to grow throughout the fourth quarter of FY23, CLC continued to modify its food pantry operations. By the end of FY23, neighbors could visit the pantry weekly, without an appointment. The pantry operating hours by June 2023 were Tuesday through Friday from 10:00 AM until 3:00 PM.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 80% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • 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. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 92
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 31
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 93.3%; rating input score 93
  • Program expense ratio: 94.4%; rating input score 94
  • Fundraising efficiency: $68.41 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 83; 83rd 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; 72nd 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • 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: 1.2%; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.23; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.4; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4.5%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 26.4% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 17.3% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 13% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 93.3% of revenue deployed · 94.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $2.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $101K · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2023
  • 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 40/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 7/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 28/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.