Marion County Children's Alliance Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
061712493
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Ocala, FL, USA
Phone
3524385996
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Children's, Youth Services

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$950,566
Expenses
$894,457
Assets
$213,796
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

22 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Beth McCall (Executive Director)

Highest reported compensation

  • Beth McCall (Executive Director): $52,500 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 mission of the Marion County Childrens Alliance is to improve the lives of Marion County children. We do this through purpose, passion, partnership and presence.

What it reported doing in 2024

The Alliance identifies and facilitates solutions, we connect community partners and diverse donors to provide for the critial needs of children and we are a strong voice for Marion Countys children. In 2024, the Childrens Alliance mentored and/or tutored 362 at risk children and youth. Through mentoring efforts, students behavior improved, attendance increased and they began to perform better academically.We also provided emergency assistance to 182 families (4270 children) affected by family violence and/or at risk of being homeless. The Alliance had 8 active SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisons) Clubs with over 400 participants. 505 youth received drug prevention education through the Alliances Community Council Against Substance Abuse.

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. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 90
  • Transparency & Controls: 93
  • Accountability: 63
  • Sustainability: 44
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 89.5%; rating input score 89
  • Program expense ratio: 95.1%; rating input score 95
  • Fundraising efficiency: $49.62 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 8th 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: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 5.9%; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.24; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5.9%; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.4% per year; rating input score 100; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -3.7% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -3.8% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 89.5% of revenue deployed · 95.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 21 of 21 board members independent · 1 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $851K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $52K · 22 people listed
  • Consistency: 22 of 23 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 7 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 11/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 52/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 51/100.