Hub for Community Innovation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
883240858
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Augusta, GA, USA
Phone
7067241314
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Support N.E.C.

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$839,084
Expenses
$904,834
Assets
$62,189
Liabilities
$82,000

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SHELL BERRY (PRESIDENT)
  • BRITNEY POOSER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • BRITNEY POOSER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $150,000 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To pursue innovative, collaborative solutions that bolster equitable access to all the essential elements of a thriving community, such as mixed income housing, a variety of healthy food sources, quality healthcare, and educational supports.

What it reported doing in 2024

The hub youth leadership academy is a two-year program designed to foster leadership and community development among select high school students. Participants will complete a foundational first-year curriculum (academy explorers) focused on skill development, community engagement, and leadership; and a second-year, advanced "alumni" curriculum (academy eagles) emphasizing workforce development and advanced leadership training.the inaugural academy explorers will launch in june 2025, accepting sophomores, juniors, and select seniors using the first-year curriculum.the launch of the academy eagles alumni program in july 2026 will include partnerships with educational institutions, corporate and business community, and local governments and will enhance training, workforce readiness, and lead students in career exploration.key activities include leadership retreats, workshops on communication, technology, healthcare, and community service, and immersive experiences such as college visits and poverty simulations. The program also features hands-on projects that dive into hunger and poverty and culminates in sessions on financial literacy, goal setting, and a graduation ceremony.

Operating model

Revenue model
Affiliate-supported. 91% of the money available for current operations came from contributions from related organizations.
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 - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 59
  • Transparency & Controls: 93
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 13
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 61.9%; rating input score 62
  • Program expense ratio: 57.4%; rating input score 57
  • Fundraising efficiency: $16.08 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 91.7%; rating input score 92; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • 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: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -7.8%; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.07; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.32; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 16.6%; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 30.4% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 38.1% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 28.1% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 61.9% of revenue deployed · 57.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $520K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $150K · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 28 of 29 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 57/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 52/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 20/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 4/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Schedule R controlled transactions itemized did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 4/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 20/100.