Milwaukee Innercity Congregations Allied for Hope Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
391627853
IRS 990 coverage
2015–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2019
Location
Milwaukee, WI, USA
Phone
4142640805
Rating
68
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Protestant
Affiliation
Interfaith

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$298,164
Expenses
$216,593
Assets
$491,431
Liabilities
$59,385

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

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • REV DR RICHARD D SHAW (PRESIDENT)
  • REV JOSEPH JACKSON (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • LISA JONES (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/LEAD OR)

Highest reported compensation

  • LISA JONES (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/LEAD OR): $27,137 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Micah is a multi-racial, multi-faith organization committed to addressing justice issues that have an impact on the community and on the members of micah congregations. Micah's goal is to empower people to act together in pursuit of justice, and to organize so that many people of many traditions can come together to speak with one voice for justice.

What it reported doing in 2024

Health equity task force - micah worked with impacted community members and local hospitals to replace the next door pediatrics clinic in metcalfe park that was closed with little notice or workable alternatives. We held a health summit for the community and children's hospital that ran the clinic which attracted over 200 people. Children's agreed to work with community to restore services to the metcalfe area.transportation task force - micah joined a class action lawsuit to block the approval of the environmental impact study from the Wisconsin departmetn of transportation regarding the i-94 expansion between the marquette and zoo exchanges. The lawsuit seeks to prevent the expansion or to secure additional public transportation for impacted residents without their own transportation.we all belong campaign - micah formed the we all belong campaign to defend democracy, reject white christian nationalism, and build beloved community. Wab wrote an op-ed, held a press conference, and organized a large rally for democracy on july 13 and 14, provided workshops on white christian nationalism and beloved community and created an integrated voter engagement team.tranformational justice task force - micah was instrumental in creating a mental health treatment court for milwaukee county, advocated for a law treating all youth under age 18 charged with a crime to sent to the youth system, rather than the adult system, and lobbied for a training program for construction trades at the county reintegration center.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 83% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 90% 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 - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 48
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 62
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 45.4%; rating input score 45
  • Program expense ratio: 56.8%; rating input score 57
  • Fundraising efficiency: $7.92 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • 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: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 27.4%; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.27; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.12; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 12.5%; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -8% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -2.6% per year; rating input score 0; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 14.7% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 45.4% of revenue deployed · 56.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 12 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $123K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $27K · 13 people listed
  • Consistency: 32 of 32 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2015 to 2024
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 45/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 57/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 8 not reported.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 33/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 24/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 27/100.