Jackson Township Community Development Corporation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
454794968
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2019
Location
Zelienople, PA, USA
Phone
7244525584
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Management & Technical Assistance

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$104,487
Expenses
$287,265
Assets
$3,723,155
Liabilities
$353,022

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DANIELLE BROWN (PRESIDENT)
  • MICHELLE VIGUS (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • DANIELLE BROWN (PRESIDENT)
  • MICHELLE VIGUS (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • ROGER VIGUS (TREASURER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

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

Overview

Mission

Create a climate to enhance economic development to sustain a quality of life in the community of Jackson Township, Butler County, PA.

What it reported doing in 2024

To promote sustainable and community development within the township including promoting neighborhood and localized street-scape improve- ments through partnering with state & local agencies, govts, residential and commercial property associations, and similar entities in order to administer, manage funds, expertise, and general support to community development projects within or positively impacting the health, safety, and general welfare of the residents of the township. In 2024, the organization developed a new strategic plan that would support the efforts of jackson townships new comprehensive plan and its new parks, open space, and recreation plan. The name was updated to jackson community foundation in response to the new strategic plan.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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 - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 85
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 54
  • Sustainability: 39
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 88.6%; rating input score 89
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 71.4%; rating input score 71; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -174.9%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 12.96; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.09; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 15.2% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -50.5% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 12.6% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 88.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 7 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 18 of 18 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 1/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 27/100.