Joint Council for Economic Opportunity of Clinton and Franklin Counties Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
141494810
IRS 990 coverage
2016–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Plattsburgh, NY, USA
Phone
5185616310
Rating
92
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$9,390,102
Expenses
$9,041,072
Assets
$5,519,056
Liabilities
$681,096

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

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DEBORAH CORYER (PRESIDENT)
  • WENDY BAKER (VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • NICOLE LAURIN (C.E.O.): $104,197 total reported compensation
  • ROBERT MIHAL (C.F.O.): $103,719 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Jceo is dedicated to providing resources and services that enhance people's dignity and self-reliance.

What it reported doing in 2024

Nutrition: the nutrition program provides outreach and education on federal food programs. Among the services provided are confidential pre-screening for food stamp eligibility and assistance with applications and documentation. The nutrition program also provides information, applications and technical assistance for the summer food service program and school meal programs.the hunger prevention and nutrition assistance program (hpnap)provides needy families and individuals with nutritious food preventing the condition of hunger and improving community health. Consumers are provided with locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables. Proper freshness and nutrients are maintained through a process of cleaning, steaming/blanching, freezing, and vacuum packaging. Jceo distributes the produce throughout the region. The nutrition outreach and education program (noep) offers free and confidential services to connect hungry new yorkers with nutrition assistance programs.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 70% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

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: 92
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 44
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 89.7%; rating input score 90
  • Program expense ratio: 93.1%; rating input score 93
  • Fundraising efficiency: $449.38 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 95; 95th 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: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • 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: 3.7%; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.61; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.12; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.3%; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.4% per year; rating input score 100; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.3% per year; rating input score 100; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 9.2% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 89.7% of revenue deployed · 93.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 7 filed program accomplishments · $8.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $104K · 15 people listed
  • Consistency: 33 of 33 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2016 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

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

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 47/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 22/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 54/100.