Midwest Brain Injury Clubhouse

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
364280164
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-N 2020
Location
Chicago, IL, USA
Rating
70
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Rehabilitative Medical Services

Reported finances

Revenue
$631,266
Expenses
$556,588
Assets
$860,549
Liabilities
$523,536

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Tammiko Bess (Executive Director)

Highest reported compensation

  • Tammiko Bess (Executive Director): $60,230 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Provide lifelong rehabilitative services to persons affected by stroke or brain injury in the Chicago community.

What it reported doing in 2023

At MBIC, the strengths and abilities of the members contribute to the combined success of all the members and the Clubhouse as a whole. Members work with volunteers and staff members to complete individual tasks on a daily basis and participate in group projects regularly that are required to facilitate the day-to-day operations. Due to COVID-19, staff and volunteers facilitated video conferences with the members on a regular basis to continue working together with the members and providing them with regular tasks that they could perform remotely within the four work units: Business, Employment, Health & Wellness, and Community Integration. Working together remotely strengthened their skills and provided a continued sense of purpose.

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

SUPPORTED - 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 total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 82
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 10
  • Sustainability: 53
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 88.2%; rating input score 88
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: Limited
  • Governance controls: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
    • 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: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 11.8%; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.55; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.61; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 10.8%; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8.9% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 9.6% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 18.9% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 88.2% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 2 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $557K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $60K · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 17 of 17 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2011 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.

  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 7 not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 57/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 13/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 33/100.