Enduring the Course Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
841998589
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2023, Form 990-N 2021
Location
Euclid, OH, USA
Phone
2165629960
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$256,744
Expenses
$227,694
Assets
$31,688
Liabilities
$25,919

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Emmanuel Humphrey (Vice President)
  • Ebony Hull (President)

People named in this filing

  • Emmanuel Humphrey (Vice President)
  • Aisha Jackson (Secretary)
  • Makia Richmond (Treasurer)

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

Our organization is dedicated to improving mental health within minority communities by providing training and resources to families and educators, with a focus on low to no-cost services. We aim to increase understanding, reduce stigma, expand access to mental health options, and offer direct support to those in need. Our goal is to create a more informed, compassionate, and resource-rich environment for addressing mental health challenges.

What it reported doing in 2024

Our organization offers three primary program services designed to improve mental health within minority communities:1. Mental Health Education and Training for Families and Educators: This program provides workshops and resources to help families and educators better understand mental health issues, recognize warning signs, and reduce stigma. These training sessions aim to equip participants with the knowledge and tools to support individuals facing mental health challenges. We've conducted over 20 workshops in the past year, reaching more than 300 families and educators. 2. Direct Mental Health Support and Counseling: Through individual and group counseling, we provide culturally competent mental health care to over 100 clients who receive services 1-8 times per month. Our counselors focus on addressing the unique challenges faced by minority individuals, offering emotional support, coping strategies, and crisis intervention. In the past year, we've facilitated over 1,200 sessions, with 60% of clients reporting improvements in mental health after completing therapy. 3. Community Support and Resource Navigation: This program assists clients in accessing mental health resources, navigating public health systems, and overcoming barriers to care. We provide referrals, help with insurance applications, and connect individuals to community resources, ensuring they receive the support they need. Over the past year, we've connected 80% of clients with additional services, with 95% reporting feeling more empowered in managing their mental health care. These programs are designed to reduce mental health disparities in minority communities by increasing awareness, offering direct care, and ensuring clients have the resources needed to improve their mental well-being.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 90% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 74
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 40
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 79.5%; rating input score 79
  • Program expense ratio: 89.6%; rating input score 90
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • 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: 11.3%; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.14; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.82; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 40.5% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 49% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 79.5% of revenue deployed · 89.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $204K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 21 of 21 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 8/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 7/100.