Eating Recovery Center Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
453626560
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Denver, CO, USA
Phone
3038258584
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Eating Disorder, Addiction

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$83,439
Expenses
$197,019
Assets
$1,334,165
Liabilities
$1,000

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KENNETH L WEINER MD (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • KENNETH L WEINER MD (PRESIDENT)
  • SUSAN F MCCLANAHAN PHD CEDS (SECRETARY/TREASURER)
  • KACEY HIGGINBOTHAM PARTIAL YEAR (TRUSTEE)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

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

Overview

Mission

To create a charitable care fund for persons in need of financial assistance to complete a course of treatment for an eating discorder and to distrubute such resources in accordance with rational policies based upon identified need and available funding. To be a national resource for individuals affected by eating disorders, their families, caregivers and treating professionals. To support employees with designated funds towards emergency cases such as natural disasters and other (i.e. Pandemic) with designated funds to go towards living expenses, repairs, and other needs. To be a national resource for black, indigenous, people of color or any other marginalized community. To support research initiatives that deepen understanding of eating disorders and how they can be best treated.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 61% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 82
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 65
  • Sustainability: 35
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 77.7%; rating input score 78
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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: 100%; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 60%; rating input score 60; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • 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: -136.1%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 6.77; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -1.6% per year; rating input score 0; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -8.1% per year; rating input score 0; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7.4% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 77.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 5 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $153K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 19 of 19 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2012 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

  • 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: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 55/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 35/100.