Kenan Center Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
166088230
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Lockport, NY, USA
Phone
7164332617
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Community Recreational Centers

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$7,535,569
Expenses
$1,896,573
Assets
$13,732,765
Liabilities
$127,678

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

Leadership & pay

24 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ROBERT RICHARDS (SECOND VICE PRESIDENT)
  • JUDITH S ARLINGTON (PRESIDENT)
  • LISA SCHRADER (FIRST VICE PRESIDENT)
  • R SCOTT DELUCA ESQ (IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT)
  • WILLIAM PATTI (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • WILLIAM PATTI (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $131,284 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 kenan center enriches lives by providing the community with cultural, educational, and recreational opportunities.

What it reported doing in 2024

Acres and kenan center montessori - acres programs (arts, cultural, recreation, education, and sports) are designed to bring people together, foster connections, and enhance the well-being of everyone in our community. The kenan center montessori (kcm) program - provides a multi-sensory, hands-on learning experience that is centered around the child's needs and interests. Open to children ages 3-5, this program nurtures and fosters young minds through engaging, personalized educational activities.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 88% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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 - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filed totals do not add up.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 46
  • Transparency & Controls: 86
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 87
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 22%; rating input score 22
  • Program expense ratio: 73.8%; rating input score 74
  • Fundraising efficiency: $71.64 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 10th 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: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 74.8%; rating input score 97; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 7.24; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6.9%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 10.9% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 14.3% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.6% per year; rating input score 100; 27th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 22% of revenue deployed · 73.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 22 of 22 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $1.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $131K · 24 people listed
  • Consistency: 27 of 28 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 22/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 42/100.