Easterseals Capital Region & Eastern Connecticut

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
060662138
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Windsor, CT, USA
Phone
8602700600
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Health Treatment Facilities, Primarily Outpatient

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$7,003,142
Expenses
$7,497,214
Assets
$8,488,251
Liabilities
$961,951

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

Leadership & pay

17 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ROBIN SHARP (PRESIDENT/CEO)
  • WENDY ARCHER (VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING)

Highest reported compensation

  • ROBIN SHARP (PRESIDENT/CEO): $226,913 total reported compensation
  • WENDY ARCHER (VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING): $132,756 total reported compensation
  • NICOLE BARCELOS (DIRECTOR OF ADULT NEUROPSY): $131,236 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

A leader in building thriving communities by opening doors to support and participation for people with disabilities, veterans, military service members and families, easterseals capital region & eastern Connecticut provides critical services and powerful advocacy so that people with disabilities and our military service members are provided with the resources they need to achieve their full potential.

What it reported doing in 2024

Easterseals capital region & eastern Connecticut offers a wide range of comprehensive services that support individuals of all ages, including employment services, adult day support options, programs for veterans and military families, outpatient rehabilitation, behavioral health and neuropsychological diagnostic services. By providing customized care and community-based solutions, easterseals capital region & eastern Connecticut's programs focus on enhancing life skills, and promoting personal growth for veterans, military service members, and individuals with physical, intellectual, and developmental disabilities. During the fiscal year ending june 30, 2024, the organization served over 2,000 individuals.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The program-spending lines do not add up, so the filing cannot show reliably whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - 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: 76
  • Transparency & Controls: 80
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 31
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 83.7%; rating input score 84
  • Program expense ratio: 77.1%; rating input score 77
  • Fundraising efficiency: $9.7 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 93.3%; rating input score 93; 17th 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: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • 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: 9 of 9 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: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -7.1%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.13; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.11; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 7.3%; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -2.1% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -2% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.8% per year; rating input score 100; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 83.7% of revenue deployed · 77.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $5.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $227K · 17 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 29 of 30 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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 37/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 17/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 41/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 40/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 56/100.