Emmaus Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
222702774
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Haverhill, MA, USA
Phone
9782413415
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Homeless Centers

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$11,370,501
Expenses
$10,269,899
Assets
$11,300,781
Liabilities
$2,316,713

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

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Jeanine Murphy (CEO)
  • Leslie Lawrence (Executive Vice President)
  • Deborah Peckham (President)

Highest reported compensation

  • Jeanine Murphy (CEO): $302,874 total reported compensation
  • Leslie Lawrence (Executive Vice President): $286,008 total reported compensation
  • Al Hanscom (VP of Operations): $189,896 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

We affirm the value of human dignity and self-respect for every person. We are called by our collective spiritual and social responsibility to serve all people in need: The homeless, disadvantaged, disabled, unemployed and oppressed. Our goal is to enhance societal & personal advancement through provision of housing & support services that empower individuals & families to reach their fullest potential. Emmaus helps people rebuild and restore their lives by creating & renewing a sense of community within all of its programs.

What it reported doing in 2024

Mitch's Place offers temporary overnight shelter to individuals year round. Mitch's Place is a 40 bed, year round emergency overnight shelter for single men and women. In addition to referring clients to outside services, Mitch's Place offers on-site intervention in collaboration with a regional mental health center and medical assistance through a local family health center and provides shelter and services to specialized populations including homeless elders (in collaboration with Elder Services of Merrimack Valley) and people living with AIDS/HIV+.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 65% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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.
  • 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. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 84
  • Transparency & Controls: 95
  • Accountability: 94
  • Sustainability: 52
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 83.2%; rating input score 83
  • Program expense ratio: 92%; rating input score 92
  • Fundraising efficiency: $26.65 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • 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: 88.9%; rating input score 89; 21st 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: 9.7%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.1; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.21; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 11.8%; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.2% per year; rating input score 100; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.3% per year; rating input score 100; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.1% per year; rating input score 100; 14th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 83.2% of revenue deployed · 92% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 9 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $9.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $303K · 14 people listed · 5 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 3 contractors listed · $1.6M reported
  • Consistency: 48 of 48 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 6 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 — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 39/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 15/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 58/100.