Disabilitysa Dba Fiesta Especial Disabilitysa Creative Services

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
814443195
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2020, Form 990-N 2016
Location
San Antonio, TX, USA
Phone
2107047262
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Developmentally Disabled Centers

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$396,835
Expenses
$596,217
Assets
$203,184
Liabilities
$185,910

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

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MELANIE CAWTHON (CEO & EXEC DIR)

Highest reported compensation

  • MELANIE CAWTHON (CEO & EXEC DIR): $81,654 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 disabilitysa is to educate, advance, and engage people with disabiities by building connections, exchanging information, creating opportunities, and strengthening our disability community in the greater san antonio area. Disabilitysa connects children and adults with disabilities to information about local resources, programs, and opportunities that promote independence and inclusion where we all live, learn, work, and play.

What it reported doing in 2024

The Engagement Programs at disABILITYsa include the Fiesta Especial programs consisting of a royal court leadership & life skills development program, Celebration Day community-based instruction program, parade, and Royal Court Alumni Leadership program, as well as the Disability Inclusion Resource Center, and Service Leadership programs. disABILITYsa serves young men and women with disabilities through the leadership development program. The Fiesta Especial Royal Court program creates visibility for the leadership and Contributions individuals with disabilities in our local community, while providing a platform for leadership and service development for children and adults with all types of disabilities (ages 12+). The Celebration Day, a community-based instruction program, brings many special education programs and adult day habitation programs that are comprised of children and adults with disabilities and their support networks, to participate in a city-wide celebration of heritage, culture, and diversity in a fun, safe, and inclusive way. The Disability Inclusion Resource Center is acquiring equipment to provide accessible resources that assist other businesses and organizations to make their community experiences more inclusive of people with disabilities. Equipment includes the Mobile Changing Unit, Sensory Escape Room, Sensory Kit Station, Disability Lived Experience Panels, and Inclusion Training. The Service Leadership Development programs teach people with disabilities and their support networks to actively participate in civic, research, board, and workplace leadership roles while amplifying the considerations of people with disabilities and bringing visibility to the leadership and contributions people with disabilities are making in our local community.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 65% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 87
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 11
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 80.9%; rating input score 81
  • Fundraising efficiency: $8.81 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • 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: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -50.2%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.34; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.91; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 13.7%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 24.4% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 16.2% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 12% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 80.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $482K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $82K · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2019 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 36/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 5/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 18/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 6/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 25/100.