Council of Juvenile Justice Administrators Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
043237796
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Hingham, MA, USA
Phone
7818432663
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Delinquency Prevention

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,933,352
Expenses
$2,265,220
Assets
$587,148
Liabilities
$474,247

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

Leadership & pay

27 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MICHAEL DEMPSEY (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • ANDERS JACOBSON (PRESIDENT)
  • FELICE UPTON (VICE PRESIDENT (UNTIL 6/5/2025))
  • BRETT PETERSON (IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • MICHAEL DEMPSEY (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $246,729 total reported compensation
  • WENDI DAVIS (ASSISTANT EXEC. DIRECTOR): $199,420 total reported compensation
  • CATHLEEN PENKOFF (DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH & TRAINING): $180,850 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

See schedule o

What it reported doing in 2024

Federal government doj ojjdp:* government grant ojjdp training and technical assistance. The focus of the program is the implementation of a national leadership training certificate program for juvenile correctional directors and staff. * government grant juvenile justice emergency planning demonstration program for juvenile justice residential programs. Familiarize jurisdictions with guidance found in the ojjdp's emergency planning for juvenile justice residential facilities (guide) by providing technical assistance, content and resources that align with the increasing understanding on necessary components of an effective emergency plan.* government grant 2024 ojjdp opioid affected youth initiative; project title: holistic opioid prevention engagement (hope). * government subaward grant through american institutes for: 2023 ojjdp fy 2023 second chance act youth reentry program research .

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 68
  • Transparency & Controls: 84
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 10
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 76.5%; rating input score 77
  • Program expense ratio: 65.2%; rating input score 65
  • Fundraising efficiency: $7.58 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 80%; rating input score 80; 18th 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: -17.2%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.26; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.81; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 42.3%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 10% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 8% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -0.3% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 76.5% of revenue deployed · 65.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 16 of 20 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $1.5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $247K · 27 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 8 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 29/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 11/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 12/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 3/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 9/100.