Council of Spanish Speaking Organizations Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237155203
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Phone
2156273100
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$16,655,174
Expenses
$16,712,431
Assets
$8,258,186
Liabilities
$5,935,855

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

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • PRISCILLA JIMENEZ (PRESIDENT)
  • LOURDES M HERNANDEZ (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • ADONIS BANEGAS (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)

Highest reported compensation

  • ADONIS BANEGAS (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $205,620 total reported compensation
  • JANESSA RIVERA (DEPUTY DIRECTOR): $157,730 total reported compensation
  • ALBERT ESSILFIE (CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER): $156,529 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 the council of spanish speaking organizations, inc. (concilio) is to cultivate the strength and resilience of children and families, improve the quality of life in our community, and maintain our community's heritage, history, and culture.

What it reported doing in 2024

Foster care: as a licensed foster care agency, concilio recruits, trains and certifies, and monitors the homes of community members who are able to provide a temporary safe space for children in need.adoption/permanency: additionally, as a licensed adoption agency, concilio is able to facilitate support towards the adoption process for children who are unable to be reunified with their biological families. Once children are adopted, post-permanency services are offered to ensure long-term stability for children and families.(continued on schedule o)parenting collaborative training: through training and effective coaching, families can increase their ability to nurture healthy child development parenting skills towards leading a productive lifestyle for themselves and their children. Though this program, expectant and parenting caregivers can receive parenting skills education in a series of workshop classes using the nurturing parents curriculum model. Classes are hosted in both english and spanish and are available for free at various community centers throughout the city.cpr/first aid training: provide onsite/virtual training on cpr and first aid that results in certification.victim witness services: provides, in collaboration with the district attorney's office, services to victims and witnesses in the preliminary hearing rooms in the criminal justice center and on-site at concilio. Services offered include informing victims and witnesses about the criminal justice process, reporting any victim-witness intimidation and/or retaliation, and providing support for additional service needs.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 96% 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: 94
  • Transparency & Controls: 79
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 27
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 94.1%; rating input score 94
  • Program expense ratio: 93.8%; rating input score 94
  • Fundraising efficiency: $194.85 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • 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: 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: -0.3%; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.49; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.72; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.9%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 17.7% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 13% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 10.3% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 94.1% of revenue deployed · 93.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $15.7M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $206K · 15 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 36 of 36 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 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.

Key Signals

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

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 29/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 15/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 17/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Federal audit findings: this organization reported findings in its latest federal Single Audit.