Greater Lawrence Community Action Council Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
042397449
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Lawrence, MA, USA
Phone
9786814900
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$47,145,774
Expenses
$46,928,296
Assets
$28,547,608
Liabilities
$15,284,238

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

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Johan Lopez (President)
  • Socrates De La Cruz Esq (Vice President)
  • Vilma Martinez-Dominguez (Executive Director)

Highest reported compensation

  • Vilma Martinez-Dominguez (Executive Director): $196,302 total reported compensation
  • Richard Robichaud (CFO): $188,623 total reported compensation
  • Nelson Butten (CPO): $167,261 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Greater Lawrence Community Action Council, Inc. creates opportunities by collaborating with the community and empowering individuals to achieve their goals.

What it reported doing in 2024

CHILD CARE - Quality care for children through a positive, nurturing environment that supports children in reaching their full potential. Expenses $5,027,785 Including Grants of $4,441 Revenue $317,224FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER - Unites key organizations to ensure that all children and families have access to high quality education and care. Expenses $544,075 Including Grants of $21,570 Revenue $0 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT - Shows parents of young children the importance of fostering the cognitive, social and emotional development of their boys and girls. Engage parents and children in fun activities that promote interaction and learning. Expenses $330,120 Including Grants of $16,655 Revenue $0 SOCIAL SERVICES - Includes the community service center and the consumer protection program. Expenses $192,578 Including Grants of $2,290 Revenue $0 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT - Includes English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Training enhancing an individual's ability to secure employment. Expenses $488,250 Including Grants of $565 Revenue $0 LEAD POISONING PREVENTION PROGRAM - Provides resources to identify and treat lead paint hazards found in privately owned residential housing located in the City of Lawrence. Expenses $278,141 Including Grants of $0 Revenue $0 HOUSING SERVICES - meet the needs of individuals and families in need of permanent housing. Expenses $1,516,575 Including Grants of $938,194 Revenue $0 CULINARY SERVICES - Provides daily nutritionally balanced meals to Head Start and Child Care program participants. Expenses $724,393 Including Grants of $0 Revenue $0 HEAL LAWRENCE - Provides Greater Lawrence residents and small businesses with up-to-date education, guidance and enrollment assistance. Expenses $19,568 Including Grants of $12,819 Revenue $0 IMMIGRATION - Provides assistance and advocacy for people seeking permanent resident status and United States citizenship. Expenses $256,068 Including Grants of $0 Revenue $0 NAVIGATOR - Provides assistance with education and enrollment in the health coverage programs available in the Massachusetts Health Connector. Expenses $232,207 Including Grants of $0 Revenue $0 Career Center - Offers one-on-one support to help individuals meet their employment goals.Expenses $362,485 Including Grants of $0 Revenue $0 OTHER PROGRAMS - Designed to help local low-income families to reach their full potential. Expenses $332,530 Including Grants of $30,995 Revenue $0

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 87% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 50% for direct work, and 50% for grants.
  • 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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and some related-organization disclosures are missing.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 92
  • Transparency & Controls: 83
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 35
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 90.6%; rating input score 91
  • Program expense ratio: 90.8%; rating input score 91
  • Fundraising efficiency: $44,416.34 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • 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: Scored; rating input score 0

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: 0.5%; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.61; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.54; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 1.8%; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.9% per year; rating input score 100; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.4% per year; rating input score 100; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.6% per year; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 90.6% of revenue deployed · 90.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $42.6M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $196K · 14 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $1.6M reported
  • Consistency: 37 of 37 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 4 filed related-organization links
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 35/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Related-party transparency scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 20/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 26/100.