Easter Seals North Texas

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
750827419
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Fort Worth, TX, USA
Phone
8173327171
Rating
44
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Birth Defects and Genetic Diseases

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,190,741
Expenses
$340,721
Assets
$10,310,247
Liabilities
$169,579

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

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CHRISTINE MCMAHON (PRESIDENT & CEO OF FEDCAP)
  • MARY VAN HANEGHAN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • CHRISTINE MCMAHON (PRESIDENT & CEO OF FEDCAP): $894,189 total reported compensation
  • CAROL KHOURY (CFO OF FEDCAP): $405,031 total reported compensation
  • KENNETH BREZENOFF (CHAIR (AS OF 08/2025)): $259,975 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

See schedule o

What it reported doing in 2024

Easterseals lonestar provides comprehensive services and expands opportunities for children, adults, veterans, and families in the community, regardless of disability, military status, income, race, or age. The organization's programs are designed to help individuals with disabilities and other barriers achieve greater independence, economic opportunity, and quality of life through education, developmental services, rehabilitation, employment services, and community-based supports. Its services address barriers related to mobility, employment, housing, transportation, daily living skills, and community inclusion, while advancing a vision of a hopeful, inclusive community where all people can realize their potential and live meaningful lives. (continued on schedule o)the organization provides inclusive child development, early childhood intervention, and therapy services, including developmental supports, family education, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech-language therapy for individuals with autism spectrum disorder, developmental delays, cerebral palsy, genetic disorders, acquired disabilities, intellectual disabilities, and related conditions. Its child development program historically served children from infancy through preschool age in an inclusive licensed setting incorporating developmentally appropriate activities, school-readiness skills, social engagement, language development, and applied behavior analysis treatment supervised by qualified professionals. The organization also provides case management and home and community-based supports that help individuals and families establish goals, coordinate needed services, and maintain independence in community settings. In addition, <easterseals lonestar provides employment and workforce development services that assist individuals with disabilities, veterans, and other job seekers facing barriers to employment in obtaining, maintaining, and advancing in meaningful work. Services include job readiness training, resume and interview preparation, job development, placement assistance, on-the-job coaching, and continuing employment supports. Through these integrated programs, the organization promotes independence, inclusion, economic mobility, and improved well-being for the individuals and families it serves.

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.

The verdict

MIXED - 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 a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 7
  • Transparency & Controls: 65
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 82
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: 0.1%; rating input score 0
  • Fundraising efficiency: $22.67 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 80%; rating input score 80; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 71.4%; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 30.26; rating input score 98; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 61.9%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -18.1% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -8.2% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.1% per year; rating input score 100; 35th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 5 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $358 in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $894K · 12 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 18 of 18 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Related organizations: 32 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 1/100.