Dane County Casa Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 201717869
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2010–2015
- Forms available
- Form 990 2014, Form 990-EZ 2015
- Location
- Madison, WI, USA
- Phone
- 6082414888
- Rating
- 91
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Children's, Youth Services
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $98,682
- Expenses
- $145,934
- Assets
- $0
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
12 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- DAVID MOWERY (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
- DENNIS O'LOUGHLIN (PRESIDENT)
- JOE HANKEY (VICE PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- DAVID MOWERY (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
- DENNIS O'LOUGHLIN (PRESIDENT)
- JOE HANKEY (VICE PRESIDENT)
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
The mission of dane county casa is to be an independent voice for abused and neglected children who are under the legal protection of the dane county court system. We do this by training, supporting, and supervising community-based volunteers who advocate for these children in the community and in the courts with the goal of establishing them in safe, permanent homes as soon as possible.
What it reported doing in 2015
Our court-appointed special advocates (casas) serve as advocates for kids who need protection from the courts because they have been subject to abuse and neglect. Casas visit these kids weekly wherever they are living, check on the safety and well-being of these kids, and alert the courts and service providers on the case if there are any concerns. Casas also provide monthly informational reports to judges assigned to these children's cases. In 2015, our casas served as advocates for 101 children. During 2015, dane county casa, inc. Merged with canopy center, inc.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 97% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 59% for direct work, and 41% 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 revenue has declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 97
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 7
- Growth: 40
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 93.2%; rating input score 93
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -47.9%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 8%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 4.4% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -3.6% per year; rating input score 0; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -25.7% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 93.2% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $136K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
- Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
- Schedules: 5 filed schedules
- Filing history: 4 filing years from 2010 to 2015
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
- 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.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 12/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 11/100.