Episcopal Community Services of The Diocese of Pennsylvania

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
231352290
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Phone
2153511400
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Human Service Organizations
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$11,341,349
Expenses
$11,897,963
Assets
$91,094,805
Liabilities
$878,370

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

Leadership & pay

33 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Anne Rice-Burgess (Chief Executive Officer)
  • John G Chou Esq (President)
  • Steve Lyons CFA (Vice President)
  • Very Rev Judith A Sullivan (Vice President)
  • Kurt W Brunner CFA (Vice President)
  • L Frederick Sutherland (President Emeritus)

Highest reported compensation

  • Anne Rice-Burgess (Chief Executive Officer): $294,285 total reported compensation
  • Angela Vandegrift (Chief Financial Officer): $215,674 total reported compensation
  • Lindsay Albright (Chief Operating Officer): $193,228 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Episcopal community services challenges and reduces intergenerational poverty. We increase the ability of people to improve their lives and achieve economic independence. We call upon every person to participate in sustainable, positive change for our communities.

What it reported doing in 2024

Out of school time: this afterschool enrichment program offers project-based learning and 21st century skills for kids in elementary and middle grades. The programs operate during the school year and over summer break in the philadelphia neighborhoods of feltonville, cobbs creek, and carroll park, and in darby, pa. At the out of school time (ost) program, educational enrichment is a major priority, as is providing a safe, constructive environment in times when school is out and parents are still at work. After-school and summer camp activities include academic support, cultural enrichment, and healthy recreation to help kids thrive. Ost's daily activities benefit youth, but at its core, ost brings families together and serves as a resource for the neighborhood. A typical afternoon or summer day is jam-packed with educational clubs, homework help, and nutritious snacks. Monthly family night brings together generations over meals and celebrations. We use steam-based curriculum, which means that projects are created to explore science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics. Ecs is recognized as a top provider in philadelphia, offering a safe and nurturing environment where each child is empowered to be their best.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 97% 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. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 78
  • Transparency & Controls: 80
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 47
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 91.6%; rating input score 92
  • Program expense ratio: 71.2%; rating input score 71
  • Fundraising efficiency: $6.27 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -4.9%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 7.66; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 11.3%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.6% per year; rating input score 100; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.2% per year; rating input score 100; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.8% per year; rating input score 100; 28th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 91.6% of revenue deployed · 71.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 26 of 26 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 7 filed program accomplishments · $8.5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $294K · 33 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $127K reported
  • Consistency: 38 of 38 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 7 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 25/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 17/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 16/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Federal audit findings: this organization reported findings in its latest federal Single Audit.