Inwood Community Services Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
133087407
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
New York, NY, USA
Phone
2129420043
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$8,214,772
Expenses
$8,205,323
Assets
$6,706,462
Liabilities
$4,058,823

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

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CHARLES CORLISS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • CHARLES CORLISS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $200,977 total reported compensation
  • AWILDA TORRES (UNIT DIRECTOR, COAP): $169,530 total reported compensation
  • MARY TAVERAS-GARCIA (COUNSELOR): $130,576 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 provide mental health and addiction dependency counseling services as well as english as a second language classes and after school and summer youth programs.

What it reported doing in 2024

Youth services - the organization has several youth service programs: 1. Comprehensive after school system of New York city (compass) programs provide elementary students with sequenced academic enrichment, homework help, cultural, leadership and recreation activities during the academic year, as well as a seven-week-long recreational and cultural arts camp during the summer. The organization has developed and operates four compass programs at ps 366, ps 278, ps 189 and tep charter school. Funding is provided through the New York city department of youth and community development.2. The school's out New York city (sonyc) programs provide middle school students with sequenced academic enrichment, homework help, cultural, leadership and recreation activities during the academic year, as well as a four-week-long recreational and cultural arts camp during the summer. Ics has developed and operates three sonyc programs at ms 278, ms 366, and ms 52. The sonyc programs are part of the compass system and funding is provided through the New York city department of youth and community development.3. The summer youth employment program (syep) provides youth meaningful opportunities for summer employment, as well as vocational and life skills building workshops. Workshops include financial literacy, job interviewing, college readiness and personal health. Funding is provided through the New York city department of youth and community development. 4. The career ready program provides youth meaningful opportunities for school year employment, as well as vocational and lifeskills building workshops. Workshops include financial literacy, job interviewing skills, college readiness skills and personal health. Funding is provided through the New York city department of youth and community development.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 68% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 81
  • Transparency & Controls: 75
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 31
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 90.7%; rating input score 91
  • Program expense ratio: 90.8%; rating input score 91
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • 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: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0.1%; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.82; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.61; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 7.7%; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.4% per year; rating input score 100; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.7% per year; rating input score 100; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 14.6% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 90.7% of revenue deployed · 90.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $7.5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $201K · 13 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $287K reported
  • Consistency: 34 of 34 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2013 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 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.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 34/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 30/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 16/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 38/100.