Mennonite Disabilities Committee Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
311205424
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2018
Forms available
Form 990 2018
Location
Goshen, IN, USA
Phone
5745339720
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Developmentally Disabled Centers
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,503,402
Expenses
$1,673,548
Assets
$729,003
Liabilities
$7,464

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2018. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • TAMMY FRIESEN (CEO)
  • CALLA PATKA (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • TAMMY FRIESEN (CEO): $74,921 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2018. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Mdc goldenrod creates community for individuals of all abilities. Guided by our christian faith and supported by individuals, families, congregations and businesses we strive to make mdc goldenrod community members' dreams and goals a reality. We do this through advocating, educating and empowering.

What it reported doing in 2018

Merimna, meaning "to care" is a year round residential program located on our goshen campus. Merimna provides residential care and works to increase the daily living skills of those who do not need 24 hour care. Merimna homes is a private pay mission driven home as opposed to a state funded setting. Mdc goldenrod assists the individuals in merimna with food, housing supplies, transportation and seeks to provide recreational and spiritual development activities.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 83% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 76
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 29
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 85.7%; rating input score 86
  • Program expense ratio: 68.3%; rating input score 68
  • Fundraising efficiency: $13.05 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 50; 50th 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • 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: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -11.3%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.44; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4.5%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.9% per year; rating input score 100; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.9% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -2.7% per year; rating input score 0; 18th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 85.7% of revenue deployed · 68.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 14 of 14 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $1.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $75K · 15 people listed
  • Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2010 to 2018
  • 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.

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  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 50/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 13/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 23/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 58/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.