Long Island Network of Community Services Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
113391048
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2019
Forms available
Form 990 2019
Location
Hauppauge, NY, USA
Phone
6314790010
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Community, Neighborhood Development

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,018,337
Expenses
$272,852
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2019. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • PETER SOLASKI MS (EXEC. DIRECTOR): $37,417 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2019. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

A community-based not-for-profit agency, the Long Island Network of Community Services (LINCS) worked to enhance the programs of publicly supported health and human service organizations. Through our network affiliations, projects and programs, and the expertise of our management team, we served dozens of community- and faith-based organizations partnering across our two counties (Nassau & Suffolk), New York City and beyond. LINCS succeeded by pairing seasoned executive leadership with its well-balanced, integrated network of consultants across areas of capacity-building expertise

What it reported doing in 2019

Programs from 1/2019-7/2019dcjs grant: in june 2019, biashelp, a division of lincs was funded by the nys department ofcriminal justice services to assist long island school districts in theimplementation of the dignity for all students act (dasa) to assist in the trainingof anti-bullying coordinators and to develop anti-bullying policies and codes ofconduct including anger management and anti-violence services to youth providers.in 2019 biashelp, a division of lincs, conducted 60 training/workshop sessionsreaching 1,500 community members. Program locations included: mercy ministries, suffolk county police department, c.w. Post college, farmingdale college, bay shoremiddle school, jericho library, sachem public library, hispanic counseling center, and comsewoque public library.topics included bullying, techno bullying, youth violence, stereotyping and culturalsensitivity. Audiences of educational programs included students, parents, schooladministrators, community based organizations, etc.my brother's keeper grant: in 2019, lincs was contracted by the hempstead school district sponsored by a mybrother's keeper grant to conduct anti-bullying workshops for the after schoolprograms in 3 district schools - jackson annex, franklin elementary and abgs middleschool.form 990, part iii, line 4b - program service accomplishmentsother funding sources/education programs - websites: our websites lincs.org offered extensive information for thoseseeking further guidance on preventing and coping with bias, discrimination andviolence with 2,429 hits to our website pages in 2019.in 2019, biashelp, a project of lincs website (stoptechnobullying.org) providedinformation and insight into the techno bullying phenomenon and provided a mechanismto access support for individuals who are victims of techno bullying with 7,552 pageviews.biashelp's facebook page provided communities with up-to-date stories on hatecrimes, bullying, cyberbullying, anti-semitism, gay bashing and provides an arenawhere individuals can comment on postings and link to other important sites.

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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 87
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 93
  • Sustainability: 49
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 94%; rating input score 94
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd 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: 87.5%; rating input score 88; 18th 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: 86.5%; rating input score 99; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 13.7%; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -13.9% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.3% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -10.4% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 94% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 8 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $256K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $37K · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 23 of 23 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2010 to 2019
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 18/100.