Mechanical Contractors Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
360902230
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Burr Ridge, IL, USA
Phone
3123841220
Rating confidence
Limited

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$4,209,154
Expenses
$3,497,025
Assets
$13,958,173
Liabilities
$124,044

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

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BEN CAMPBELL (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • JIM JACOBSEN JR (IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT)
  • NICK MARINO (PRESIDENT)
  • DANIEL BULLEY (SR VICE PRESIDENT)
  • JOHN RAYBURN (EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • JOHN RAYBURN (EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT): $596,086 total reported compensation
  • DANIEL BULLEY (SR VICE PRESIDENT): $234,251 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Mca of chicago strives to be the premier association leading the union mechanical construction and service industry by promoting professionalism and productivity. We serve our members through: labor relationsmembership engagementeducationgovernment and public affairs

What it reported doing in 2024

Mca of chicago is dedicated to the development of the mechanical contracting industry and provides high-quality continuing education. Promoting the interest and welfare of its members by improving union construction and service through training and education. We provide innovative safety and technology programs, labor relations, legislative representation, mentoring opportunities and professional networking. Mca of chicago conducts about 60 education programs per year to increase both technical and business skills. We also offer other skills such as service management, dispatching, leadership and basics for new employees. The long term purpose is to make the contractors more efficient.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 90% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 69
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 97.5%; rating input score 97; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • 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: 16.9%; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.99; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 23.7%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.4% per year; rating input score 100; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.7% per year; rating input score 100; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.9% per year; rating input score 100; 44th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $596K · 12 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 14 of 14 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes grants and executive pay
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2012 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 9/100.