Icw Vocational Services Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
251215187
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Indiana, PA, USA
Phone
7243491211
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Vocational Rehabilitation

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,999,836
Expenses
$1,893,830
Assets
$1,115,345
Liabilities
$144,166

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

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MELISSA BURBA (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • JO ANN MCGINNIS (EXECUTIVE DI): $110,802 total reported compensation
  • ALEX KIRSCH (ASSOCIATE E.): $76,031 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

The mission of icw vocational services, inc. Is to teach, empower, and support individuals with disabilities through a continuum of services; and to promote lifelong learning to maximize the individual's potential to obtain their goals with dignity.

What it reported doing in 2024

Icw provided vocational training and employment services to approximately 75 people with disabilities while maximizing the individual's potential to obtain their goals with dignity. Icw continues to offer indivduals with disabilities the following services/supports: facility based training - several local companies provide individuals with realistic work experience that help develop appropriate work skills and behaviors. Individuals also have the choice to work in the company's commercial kitchen preparing them for entry-level positions in the food service industry. Small group employment - a greater number of individuals are integrated into community jobs through the small group employment program in conjunction with many participating businesses. Supported employment - icw provides a team of vocational specialists to assist and support people with disabilities to locate and keep jobs. Icw supports employers who hire individuals with disabilities by providing practical guidance in accomplishing workforce diversity. Steps to success - this program provides essential training for individuals working to meet their goals of independent living and community employment. In-home and community support - this program offers personal assistance to build daily living and social skills. Tailored to each participant, program services will be provided in the home, in the community, or a combination of both.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 91% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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

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 some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 73
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 41
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 77.7%; rating input score 78
  • Program expense ratio: 82.3%; rating input score 82
  • Fundraising efficiency: $6.38 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 24; 24th 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: 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: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • 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: 5.3%; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.59; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.13; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 9.9%; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.8% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.8% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.6% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 77.7% of revenue deployed · 82.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 12 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.6M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $111K · 14 people listed
  • Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 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.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 24/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 8 not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 51/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 27/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 37/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 39/100.