Episcopal Community Services

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
410873401
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2013
Forms available
Form 990 2013
Location
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Phone
6128748823
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$72,974
Expenses
$210,166
Assets
$3,578,411
Liabilities
$120,334

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2013. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Molly Wanstall (President)
  • Jim Bizal (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Molly Wanstall (President)
  • Betsy Lee (Secretary)
  • Jim Bizal (Vice President)

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 2013. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of Episcopal Community Services is to help the Episcopal Church in Minnesota more effectively meet the needs of the poor and vulnerable in the State of Minnesota.

What it reported doing in 2013

Family Resource Centers Family Resource Centers (FRCs) are located in St Paul, Stillwater, Fairmont, and Minneapolis. FRCs assist low-income individuals and families in moving toward self-efficiency through comprehensive services that address issues in the areas of employment; childcare; safe, affordable housing; transportation; and much more.Resident Service Programs Resident Service Programs provide a professional ECS social worker on-site to offer support to low-income individuals and families. They address issues around stable housing, employment and family life. In addition, ECS collaborates with other community based efforts to best meet the needs specific to the neighborhood and to host regular family and youth activities. ECS operates seven sites at which the program services are offered. Supportive Housing Program The Supportive Housing Program serves low-income families by helping locate stable affordable housing, alleviating financial stress through employment opportunities, and identifying long-range goals. ECS works with faith communities to offer monthly rental subsidies, emergency financial support, and committee and family mentor support. Center for Families Center for Families, located in North Minneapolis, provides a wide array of community-based services to families in that area, with a specific focus on serving West African families and individuals that are newly arrived in the United States. The overarching goal of ECSs work at the Center for Families is to help families avoid or overcome homelessness by helping them secure long-term safe, affordable housing Ready for Success Women (RFS Women) RFS Women provides low-income women with the professional attire necessary for entering or re-entering the workforce. But more than clothing, shoes, and accessories, RFS Women provides an opportunity to gain the self-esteem necessary to embrace, with confidence, with confidence, new employment or a job interview. Since its inception in 1997, RFS Women has served over 10,000 women. Ready for Success Men (RFS Men) RFS Men provides low-income men with the professional attire necessary for entering or re-entering the workforce. The program graduated from a pilot program to become an official ECS program in 2010.

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from recurring investment income.
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

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

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 75
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 38
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 57.9%; rating input score 58
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 94.4%; rating input score 94; 24th 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; 64th 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: -188%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 17.03; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -40.9% per year; rating input score 0; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -16% per year; rating input score 0; 16th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 57.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $122K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 16 of 16 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2010 to 2013
  • 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 58/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 10/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 29/100.