Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
521907037
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023
Location
Silver Spring, MD, USA
Phone
3013287023
Rating
91
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Women's Rights

Reported finances

Revenue
$4,706,343
Expenses
$4,685,990
Assets
$857,515
Liabilities
$638,204

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BETH ANNE DORMAN (PRESIDENT)
  • LISAE C JORDAN ESQ (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • LISAE C JORDAN ESQ (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $95,414 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To help prevent sexual assault, advocate for accessible, compassionate care for survivors of sexual violence, and work to hold offenders accountable.

What it reported doing in 2023

Community outreach and technical assistance activities - (1) sexual assault forensic examiner (safe) coordination, linking specially trained healthcare providers to promote consistency and high standards in evidence collection and treatment across the state (2) college policy project promoting survivor-centered policies at colleges and universities across Maryland (3) sexual assault response team (sart) initiative creating multi-disciplinary inter-agency teams to offer comprehensive, sensitive, coordinate interventions for sexual violence survivors, and support and development for services for victims of sex trafficking (4) women of color network promoting education, advocacy, and leadership in communities of color (5) technical assistance, and training. In order to improve service delivery to victims mcasa provides technical assistance to professionals and serves as a clearinghouse for information on sexual violence related issues, in addition to providing the following resources: public policy advocacy, statewide sexual assault information mcasa's electronic newsletter (frontline), sexual assault brochures, manuals, directories, and other literature.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 98% 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.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 93
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 29
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 92.7%; rating input score 93
  • Program expense ratio: 93.1%; rating input score 93
  • Fundraising efficiency: $197.48 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings

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: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: 0.4%; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.18; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.74; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2%; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 16.4% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 12.7% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 14.4% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 92.7% of revenue deployed · 93.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $4.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $95K · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 30 of 31 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2009 to 2023
  • 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 37/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 5/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 12/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Federal audit findings: this organization reported findings in its latest federal Single Audit.