Mainstreaming Consultants Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
561268845
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Charlotte, NC, USA
Phone
7045370550
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$555,069
Expenses
$551,950
Assets
$399,833
Liabilities
$174,363

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

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • AMRITA PATEL (PRESIDENT)
  • ANITA BAKER (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • SAMANTHA NEVINS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • SAMANTHA NEVINS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $89,576 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To create a fully inclusive community in which all people, with and without disabilities, may pursue their own goals and choices for living and working together.

What it reported doing in 2024

Independent living core services: as a center for independent living, disability rights & resources provides five core services: information and referral, independent living skills training, peer counseling, advocacy, and community integration. For a full description of each core service, see schedule o.1. Information and referral services include providing individuals with disabilities information about community resources and government programs that may be of interest to them, as well as referrals to other organizations that may be able to assist them. 2. Independent living skills training consists of providing instruction to individuals with disabilities in performing daily life activities without assistance, including, but not limited to, using public transportation and managing personal finances.3. Peer counseling services are offered by staff members who have disabilities themselves, to help individuals with disabilities reach their personal independent living goals through counseling, referrals, and education about available resources. 4. To provide advocacy services, the agency works with the public, government, and businesses to overcome barriers that stand between an individual or group and an independent quality of life. 5. Community integration services (i) facilitate the transition of individuals with significant disabilities from nursing homes and other institutions to home and community-based residences with the requisite supports and services; (ii) provide assistance to individuals with significant disabilities who are at risk of entering institutions so that they may remain in the community; and (iii) facilitate the transition of youth with significant disabilities to postsecondary life. All of these core services are provided in mecklenburg, gaston, union, and cabarrus counties.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 92% 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. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 83
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 32
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 81.4%; rating input score 81
  • Program expense ratio: 81.6%; rating input score 82
  • Fundraising efficiency: $792.81 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 97; 97th 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: 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: 0.6%; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.72; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.44; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 16.2%; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -0.3% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -1.4% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3% per year; rating input score 100; 30th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 81.4% of revenue deployed · 81.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $451K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $90K · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 13 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 — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 38/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 33/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 18/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 20/100.