Metro Drug Coalition Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
581704454
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-EZ 2009
Location
Knoxville, TN, USA
Phone
8655885550
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alcohol, Drug and Substance Abuse, Dependency Prevention and Treatment

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,429,715
Expenses
$2,362,680
Assets
$5,255,623
Liabilities
$439,312

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

Leadership & pay

26 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BARBARA SHIPLEY (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • WEBSTER BAILEY (EXECUTIVE DI)
  • BARBARA SHIPLEY (PRESIDENT)
  • ELIZABETH SHERROD (VICE-PRESIDE)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

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

Overview

Mission

To improve the health of the greater knoxville community by reducing the misuse of alcohol and other substances through prevention, harm reduction, and recovery support.

What it reported doing in 2023

The gateway, recovery community center provided 34,933 serves during this reporting time frame with top attendance being recorded in recovery meetings, fitness, art and music groups. 536 treatment referrals were made for alcohol and other substance misuse issues. 528 individuals were provided coaching services through mdc staff and 218 individuals received a recovery housing scholarship. We trained 60 individuals from area recovery residence in our house manager academy representing over 20 different agencies.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 66% 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. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 75
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 59
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 79.4%; rating input score 79
  • Program expense ratio: 81.3%; rating input score 81
  • Fundraising efficiency: $10.04 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 38; 38th 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: 7 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • 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: 2.8%; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.22; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.08; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 10.5% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 13.6% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 18.1% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 79.4% of revenue deployed · 81.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 27 of 27 board members independent · 7 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $1.9M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 26 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $1.1M reported
  • Consistency: 33 of 33 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2012 to 2023
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 38/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 45/100.