Diakonia

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
272274120
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2021
Location
Colorado Springs, CO, USA
Phone
7196611759
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Emergency Assistance

Reported finances

Revenue
$526,703
Expenses
$487,889
Assets
$238,594
Liabilities
$39,964

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • James C Hunter (Executive Director)

Highest reported compensation

  • James C Hunter (Executive Director): $82,575 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To provide needs based programs that equip marginalized youth for a successful transition to adulthood. Our target population consists of young adults from foster care situations, young adults who have been incarcerated, and those who are at risk of systems involvement. We offer career navigation, construction skills training, and job placement services. We assist our clients with a wide range of needs, including housing, food needs, communications, and transportation.

What it reported doing in 2024

There are four facets to our programs and services, which are designed to help the young adults we serve access quality employment as quickly as possible. We primarily serve three demographic groups: youth from foster care, justice involved youth, and youth at risk of systems involvement. There is a great deal of overlap between those groups. For example, 25% of individuals in prison were involved in foster care at one time. The services we offer can be summarized in four categories. Career Navigation helps young adults identify career interests, establish goals, identify and address barriers to employment, and improve their employability. We assist clients with job searches, resume preparation, interview prep, and locating potential employers. Vocational Training opens doors to jobs that may otherwise have been inaccessible. We offer a nationally recognized certificate program from the Home Builders Institute (HBI: PACT). This pre-apprenticeship program provides a foundation to students interested in working in many construction trades. Post-Employment Support is necessary for many of our clients as they may lack traditional support systems. We stay in contact with our students for as long as they choose, and work with employers to support our clients. We provide financial support for up to one year after employment and help them navigate job losses when they occur. Supportive services include addressing common barriers to employment, including obtaining vital documents, getting a phone, finding health and housing resources, mentoring, and help with other basic needs.

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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 57
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 39
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 59.7%; rating input score 60
  • Program expense ratio: 64.1%; rating input score 64
  • Fundraising efficiency: $5.98 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • 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: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 7.4%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.49; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.17; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 16.9%; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -5.3% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0.9% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 14.5% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 59.7% of revenue deployed · 64.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $313K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $83K · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 30 of 30 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2012 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 22/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 23/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 56/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 19/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 34/100.