Delaware Multicultural and Civic Organiz

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
510392391
IRS 990 coverage
2016–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Dover, DE, USA
Phone
3023465308
Rating
37
Verdict
REVIEW
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Family Counseling

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$210,427
Expenses
$269,125
Assets
$208,724
Liabilities
$130,412

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DR MICHAEL H CASSON JR (President)

Highest reported compensation

  • DR MICHAEL H CASSON JR (President): $27,347 total reported compensation
  • Dr Linda Hackett (Senior VP & Academy Director): $26,018 total reported compensation
  • Mrs Leandra Marshall (VP, Development and Outreach): $19,468 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 Delaware Multicultural and Civic Organization DEMCO, Inc. is a non- profit organization dedicated to the ideals of providing clients with an experienced staff and team of consultants in the area of elementary and secondary education, adult literacy, social and professional higher education, and continuing education. It is the goal of DEMCO to heighten and promote educational, economic and social stability through the provision of such tutorial services, academic programming, social and economic development. Our unique focus as an urban, grass-root, minority-owned corporation gives us a vantage point specially suited to reconcile everything from urban to contemporary issues through our full range of qualifications and experiences. DEMCO? s mission is to address educational, economic and social issues prevalent at the community, state, national and international levels. This full range non ? profit organization is capable of performing everything from A project execution and consultat

What it reported doing in 2024

Parent and Theater Night DEMCO's Parent and Theater Night featured its Cultural Health Ambassadors' Program CHAP in which two AAU basketball teams, Delaware's Finest All Stars and Team Finesse participated in a violence and substance abuse prevention competition. The competition involved the performance of an Anti-Violence, Anti-Bullying and Anti-Substance Abuse play titled, The Clock written by a DEMCO Academy student. Books and Basketball DEMCO partnered with Central Middle School to conduct a program titled, Books and Basketball. The program enrolled 45 young men between the ages of 11 - 15. These young men competed on the hard-court and in the classroom in subjects including reading, violence prevention and substance prevention. Books and BasketballDEMCO partnered with Central Middle School to conduct a program titled, Books and Basketball. The program enrolled 45 young men between the ages of 11 - 15. These young men competed on the hard-court and in the classroom in subjects including reading, violence prevention and substance prevention. Music Production for Prevention DEMCO partnered with Black Cat Logistics for a Music Production for Prevention program. This program afforded 12 of our youth to learn the production side of music as well as create a CD with 5 songs with violence prevention, substance prevention, and academic excellence themes. The students were also the principal artists on the songs. The CDs were distributed and performed throughout the community. Hoops for Hunger and Prevention DEMCO partnered with Men of Vision and Value M.O.V.V. to host a Hoops for Hunger and Prevention event at William Henry Middle School in hopes that young men will understand that the path of a good man is a positive one that yields incredible results not only for the individual but also for their family and the community. DEMCO provided prizes to participants and attendees for their participation in a substance abuse and violence prevention program that was conducted prior to the event, during intermission and halftime of the games. The program included written and open dialog exchanges on substance abuse and violence facts and statistics, as well as providing literature to the community. Holidays for Prevention DEMCO had an offsite event to celebrate the Holiday Season. Parents and student siblings, friends and Community members were invited to attend on Dec.21, 2015. Students had prepared a program that included anti-drug and violence poems, essays, spoken word presentations and testimonials to highlight their statistical and decision making knowledge, that will help them make informed and positive decisions when confronted with Substance Abuse and Violence issues. Some of the students had written and memorized their messages in poetry forms and recited their work with pride. Others used scenarios to do Spoken Word presentations. Artist for Prevention DEMCO, in partnership with the Biggs Museum of American Art, presented Anit-Violence and Substance Abuse Prevention Narratives, Impressionism and Social Realism art at its Biggs Museum Art Exhibit. This captivating exhibit featured artwork as well as narratives in the form of collages created by our students. This art exhibit was a tribute to impressionist painters, Vincent Van Gogh and Social realist artists such as Gustave Coubet, Ben Shan, Jack Levine and Jacob Lawrence.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 100% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

REVIEW - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue 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: 18
  • Transparency & Controls: 85
  • Accountability: 0
  • Sustainability: 17
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 22.4%; rating input score 22
  • Program expense ratio: 17.5%; rating input score 17
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 0 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Fail
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -27.9%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.78; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.62; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 27.1%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -4.5% per year; rating input score 0; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.1% per year; rating input score 100; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 17.3% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 22.4% of revenue deployed · 17.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 5 board members independent · 0 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 5 filed program accomplishments · $47K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $27K · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 20 of 21 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2016 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 22/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 17/100.
  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 8 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 10/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Functional expense sum did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 34/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 9/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 13/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.