Mahoning Valley Organizing Collaborative

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
262142466
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2016
Forms available
Form 990 2016
Location
Youngstown, OH, USA
Phone
3307431196
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Labor Unions

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$322,939
Expenses
$348,597
Assets
$106,908
Liabilities
$14,157

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MARCIA DINKINS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • MARCIA DINKINS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $59,376 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mahoning valley organizing collaborative's mission is to identify and develop leaders, organize neighborhoods, and build the capacity necessary to create positive community change.

What it reported doing in 2016

Neighborhood stabilization program: movements through campaigns addressing city-wide issues that affect neighborhoods on a broad scale.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% 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 - 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 program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 82
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 79
  • Sustainability: 23
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 94.9%; rating input score 95
  • Program expense ratio: 87.9%; rating input score 88
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • 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: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -7.9%; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.31; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.13; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 17%; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -4.6% per year; rating input score 0; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -29.1% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -17.8% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 94.9% of revenue deployed · 87.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 4 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $306K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $59K · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2011 to 2016
  • 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 24/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 18/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 24/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 30/100.