Focus of Charlottesvillealbemarle

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
541040543
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2009
Forms available
Form 990 2009
Location
Charlottesville, VA, USA
Phone
4342932222
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Alliance/Advocacy Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$204,428
Expenses
$511,953
Assets
$298,918
Liabilities
$2,658

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2009. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2009. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Focus is a 501(c)(3)non-profit agency serving the needs of women and families. The mission of focus is to be a community for any woman seeking help or growth. Focus promotes awareness through information and education via counseling, career counseling and youth programs through teensight.

What it reported doing in 2009

Counseling and Career Services - Services offer individual, family, marital, couples and group counseling for issues that range from emotional difficulties such as depression and anxiety to family and relationship problems to stressful life transitions. Workshops offer information on a variety of health topics. The Art of Women program hightlights the artistic talents of local women. FOCUS is an approved internship site for the University of Virginia, Central Michigan University and the College of William and Mary. Career services provide access to interests, skills, talents and strengths through individual career counseling, groups and workshops. The Career Toolbox offers help on such topics as resume writing, interviewing skills, employment negotiation and life/work coaching. The Microloan Program provides small loans to help women succeed in their career. The Women's Alliance for Self Sufficiency, a collaborative counseling and career program, helps women obtain the basic tools needed to overcome obstacles to self-sufficiency through groups and workshops. Lawyers Assistance night and Financial Assistance night provide free consultations on legal and personal financial issues.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 21
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 60th 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: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -150.4%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.58; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 10.6%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $363K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $54K · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 23 of 23 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.

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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 4/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 23/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Form 990 shared with the board not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 36/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.