Grace Center Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
452987540
IRS 990 coverage
2015–2017
Forms available
Form 990 2017, Form 990-N 2011
Location
Gloucester, MA, USA
Phone
9782836844
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Centers to Support the Independence of Specific Populations

Reported finances

Revenue
$360,942
Expenses
$363,102
Assets
$70,323
Liabilities
$9,998

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2017. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MARY JANE MCGLENNON (PRESIDENT)
  • REV ANNE DENEEN (VICE PRESIDENT/ CLERK)
  • REV THOMAS L BENTLEY (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • MARY JANE MCGLENNON (PRESIDENT)
  • REV ANNE DENEEN (VICE PRESIDENT/ CLERK)
  • REV RONALD GARIBOLDI (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 2017. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Day shelter for at-risk adults

What it reported doing in 2017

Case management: the grace center, a day resource center, operates 5 days a week on a drop-in basis. Adults in crisis are referred by local angencies or self-referred. Approximately 60% are homeless; 75% suffer from substance abuse addictions. The majority of the guests have severe mental health issues and/or physical disabilities. Upon intake, all guests are asked to meet the lsw and complete a spirt (screening, brief intervention, referral to treatment) interview process. This fy, 125 clients were administered sbirt intakes, and 152 service referalls were made with staff follow-up. The guests (at the end of the fy numbered 310) use the center for ongoing support, social services, meals and safe day shelter. Staff support to case management: lsw 35 hrs/ wk; executive director 5hrs/wk, outreach worker 12 hrs /wk.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 69% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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. The required major-donor schedule is missing or incomplete and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 68
  • Transparency & Controls: 75
  • Accountability: 94
  • Sustainability: 25
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 70.8%; rating input score 71
  • Program expense ratio: 70.4%; rating input score 70
  • Fundraising efficiency: $14.04 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: No; rating input score 0
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 86
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Limited
    • Other executive compensation review process: Limited
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -0.6%; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.19; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.14; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 11.9% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 9.1% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -44.8% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 70.8% of revenue deployed · 70.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 14 of 14 board members independent · 6 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $255K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 14 people listed
  • Consistency: 22 of 22 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2015 to 2017
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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 — Transparency & Controls: Major donor itemization scored 0/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 51/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 38/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 11/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 29/100.