Des Plaines Valley Council

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237151523
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2017
Forms available
Form 990 2017
Location
Chicago, IL, USA
Phone
3124218800
Rating
69
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Boy Scouts of America

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$25,334
Expenses
$11,458
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2017. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

29 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • STEPHEN SCHWAB (PRESIDENT)
  • JEFF ISAAC (SCOUT EXECUTIVE/CEO/SEC)

Highest reported compensation

  • JEFF ISAAC (SCOUT EXECUTIVE/CEO/SEC): $229,523 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2017. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To promote character and build citizenship and physical fitness among youth within its designated geographical area, consisting of portions of cook and dupage counties in Illinois.

What it reported doing in 2017

The boy scouts of america was founded in 1910 and exists today to serve others by helping instill values in young people and prepare them to make ethical choices during their lifetime and achieve their full potential. Community-based organizations receive national charters to use the scouting program as part of their own youth work in the des plaines valley council. The youth participate in indoor-outdoor activities. They are under the guidance of trained adult volunteers, who help them develop the life skills they need to become future leaders and active citizens in their communities.

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from recurring investment income.
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 - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 54
  • Transparency & Controls: 77
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 44
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 41.4%; rating input score 41
  • Program expense ratio: 91.6%; rating input score 92
  • Fundraising efficiency: $0 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 3; 3rd 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: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • 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: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 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: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 54.8%; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 209.3%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -50.3% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.3% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -18.9% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 41.4% of revenue deployed · 91.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 15 of 15 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $10K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $230K · 29 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 11 of 11 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes executive pay
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2012 to 2017
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 41/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 3/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 2/100.