Ironton and Lawrence County Area Community Action Organization

What it reported doing in 2024

The work performed by the department either directly or indirectly touches the lives of nearly all of the residents of lawrence county.senior services - a variety of services are offered by the senior services program of cao in an effort to meet the physical and emotional needs of older area residents. For many seniors, it becomes like family because they have no one else.home energy assistance program - a program focused on providing heat and energy assistance to individuals who are over 60 years of age and have a medical condition.home weatherization assistance program - this program is a federally-funded, low-income, residential energy efficiency program that reduces energy use of qualified households throughout the state. With funds from the department of energy and the state of Ohio, the caohelps low-income residents make their homes more energy-efficient, ensuring that less of their monthly income is spent on heating costs. Its purposes are to help low-income people with heating bills and to save the nation's energy resources.women infant children program - wic is the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children. Wic helps income eligible pregnant and breastfeeding women, women who recently had a baby, infants, and children up to five years of age who are at health risk due to inadequate nutrition.community services block grant - csbg helps low-income people by providing information, conducting workshops, and making referrals. The program works with low-income people to help them mobilize all the resources available within the community. These services include food pantry referrals, emergency assistance and individual case management for people who receive social security benefits.public transportation - a new bus system in lawrence county designed to provide affordable transportation for lawrence county residents in order to travel throughout the tri-state area.workforce development

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 89%; rating input score 89
• Program expense ratio: 93.4%; rating input score 93
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • 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; 77th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
  • 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: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 4.7%; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.61; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 3.6%; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 7.3% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 7% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 11.1% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings