Emmaus Community of Pittsburgh Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 251639506
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2010–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Phone
- 4123810277
- Rating
- 82
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Human Services N.E.C.
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $10,846,547
- Expenses
- $9,093,440
- Assets
- $11,131,831
- Liabilities
- $3,585,819
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
18 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- KAREN JACOBSEN (CEO)
Highest reported compensation
- KAREN JACOBSEN (CEO): $204,674 total reported compensation
- MARGARET POLLOCK (CFO): $191,278 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 primary mission of the emmaus community of pittsburgh is to provide residential homes for persons with intellectual disabilities and autism, and to promote public awareness of thier needs.
What it reported doing in 2024
Community relations and outreach program. The responsibilities of the director of community relations include but are not limited to: outreach to develop and promote positive and valuable relationships, both within the emmaus community and with the community at large including businesses, church and civic groups, schools, colleges and universities, volunteers, donors, and others interested in the emmaus mission; facilitate and attend meetings to advocate for people with intellectual disabilities and autism and promote public awareness of their needs; pursue opportunities for public relations such as top workplaces, pittsburgh business times, and other outside nominations / survey opportunities; coordinate community education and outreach efforts including service fairs, speaking engagements, open houses, tours, and other special events; serve as volunteer coordinator - recruit, supervise, and plan all volunteer activity (both with individuals, and with groups including churches, schools, businesses, etc.); track all advocacy and volunteers activities; create and maintain emmaus archival / historical information on the agency; organize community events such as staff retreats, dsp appreciation / recognition activities, volunteer appreciation events, community nights, celebrations, etc.; collaborate with emmaus staff, residents and their families to advance the emmaus mission; and build relationships with volunteers to cultivate increased donor activity.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Earned-program. 92% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
- 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. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and liabilities are high compared with assets.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 76
- Transparency & Controls: 79
- Accountability: 100
- Sustainability: 61
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 81.2%; rating input score 81
- Program expense ratio: 91.6%; rating input score 92
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd 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; 66th 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: 16.2%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.22; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.32; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 4.2%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 10.3% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 10.7% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 9.8% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 81.2% of revenue deployed · 91.6% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 16 of 16 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $8.3M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $205K · 18 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
- Consistency: 32 of 32 current checks pass
- Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
- Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 2 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.
- 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.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 43/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 44/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 58/100.