Indiana Community Action Association Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
351267319
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Indianapolis, IN, USA
Phone
3176384232
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$13,559,257
Expenses
$12,602,279
Assets
$9,262,799
Liabilities
$5,896,976

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

Leadership & pay

25 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CHUCK LADOW (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • JOYCE FLECK (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • EDWARD GERARDOT (EXECUTIVE DIREC): $168,598 total reported compensation
  • MICHELLE CARSON (BUSINESS MGR): $162,783 total reported compensation
  • CHRISTIN WILLMAN (TRAINING LEADER): $153,996 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 Indiana community action association (in-caa) works to strengthen the capacity of Indiana's community action agencies to address community needs and poverty.

What it reported doing in 2024

Rural community assistance program (rcap) - rcap technical assistance providers assisted towns, conservancy districts, regional sewer districts, water authorities, and unincorporated areas facing water and wastewater challenges. Rcap assisted these entities with leveraging grants and low-interest loans to fund planning and construction of upgrades, renovations, and new treatment systems. Assistance was also provided in the form of on-site training of utility boards and clerks on managerial and financial issues, and reporting to federal and state agencies. Under the solid waste management grant, rcap provided on-site technical assistance to solid waste districts throughout the state. (see schedule o)Indiana training institute (iti): community action agencies in Indiana were able to benefit from the services provided by the Indiana training institute (iti) with csbg funding received from the Indiana housing and community development authority. Iti provided traditional training and professional development for individuals with csbg funding. Indiana community action poverty institute (icapi) - the icapi conducts research and promotes public policies to help hoosier families achieve and maintain economic self-sufficiency. The icapi was founded in 2004 and is the only statewide program in Indiana that combines research and policy analysis regarding federal and state policies and programs with education and outreach. The icapi has become a reliable source for information on low-income workers in Indiana; furthering the debate that sometimes work alone is not enough to support a family.weatherization training center (wtc) the in-caa weatherization training center (wtc) and the Indiana weatherization assistance program were both well recognized on the national level. The in-caa wtc is accredited by the interstate renewable energy council (irec) as a training center to provide services for professionals in the area of: energy auditor - quality control inspector - crew leader & retrofit installer. The department of energy requires training and certification by an irec-accredited program.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 78% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 94% 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 - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 78
  • Transparency & Controls: 70
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 45
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 85.5%; rating input score 85
  • Program expense ratio: 92%; rating input score 92
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • 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: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th 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: 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: 7.1%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.74; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.64; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.9%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 11.9% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.5% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.6% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 85.5% of revenue deployed · 92% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 22 of 22 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $11.6M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $169K · 25 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $2.8M reported
  • Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 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 — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 26/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 20/100.