Easter Seals Southeast Wisconsin Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 390816849
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2010–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- West Allis, WI, USA
- Phone
- 4144494444
- Rating
- 83
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $5,706,324
- Expenses
- $6,128,634
- Assets
- $11,141,394
- Liabilities
- $1,558,368
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
13 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Kalli Reinheimer (Vice President of Programs)
- Jenna Wampole (President)
Highest reported compensation
- Kalli Reinheimer (Vice President of Programs): $129,426 total reported compensation
- Jenna Wampole (President): $128,545 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Since opening our doors in 1934, Easterseals has been a vital partner to individuals and families throughout Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee, Washington, Racine, and Kenosha counties. Each year, we support more than 1,500 individuals and their families through direct care, education, early intervention, job coaching, day servies, recreation and more.
What it reported doing in 2024
Early Childhood Intervention Autism The earliest years of life are some of the most important for a childs long-term health, learning, and well-being. For expectant mothers and young families, having access to trusted guidance and resources can make all the difference. Families with strong support systems are more likely to thrive, children are healthier, parents feel more confidence in their role, and families as a whole are better equipped to handle challenges. Unfortunately, many parents face significant adversities such as poverty, abuse, or lack of resources during pregnancy and early childhood. Research shows that families who receive early support are more resilient, experience lower stress, and are better able to nurture safe, stable, and loving environments for their children. It is clear that families who receive early support are more likely to experience positive outcomes, children enter school ready to learn, parents are able to provide stable, nurturing environments, and risks of abuse or neglect are significantly reduced. Continued on Schedule O.
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 99% 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
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 program spending has declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 84
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 95
- Sustainability: 38
- Growth: 20
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 91.2%; rating input score 91
- Program expense ratio: 84.4%; rating input score 84
- Fundraising efficiency: $13.41 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 47; 47th 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: 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: Fail
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -7.4%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.82; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.14; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 4.2%; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -8.6% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -4% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 2.6% per year; rating input score 100; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 91.2% of revenue deployed · 84.4% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $5.2M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $129K · 13 people listed
- Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $111K reported
- Consistency: 37 of 37 current checks pass
- Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
- 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 47/100.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 16/100.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Form 990 shared with the board not reported.
- Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 58/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 52/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 59/100.