Minnesota Work Incentives Connection
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 593833374
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2009–2009
- Forms available
- Form 990 2009
- Location
- Saint Paul, MN, USA
- Phone
- 6516325108
- Rating confidence
- Limited
- Sector
- Centers to Support the Independence of Specific Populations
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $898,811
- Expenses
- $856,250
- Assets
- $377,221
- Liabilities
- $55,727
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2009. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
13 people listed
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2009. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Our mission is to provide answers about the impact of work on benefits, so people with disabilities can see their choices and take advantage of life's opportunities. The Connection is a statewide organization, serving people with all types of disabilities and their support persons.
What it reported doing in 2009
Benefits Planning & Assistance: Benefits Planning and Assistance encompasses the Connection's individualized services, including: Benefits Hotline - 3,004 contacts in FY 2010.Via a toll-free hotline, the Connection offers Specialized Information and Referral services, answering questions about public program requirements, special work incentive provisions, and other issues related to employment and benefits for people with disabilities. For complex inquiries (known as "Problem-solving" cases), additional research is conducted, and callers are provided with step-by-step directions on how to frame questions for their Social Security representatives, county workers, or subsidized housing managers. If needed, Connection staff advocate directly on behalf of the consumer with benefit program representatives. Benefits Analysis - 387 completed in FY 2010Benefits Analysis is the Connection's most intensive service, which starts with gathering background information and verifying the individual's benefits with the Social Security Administration, county and local housing authorities. An individualized, Benefits Analysis report is written, including: Calculations and written narrative, explaining how the participant's projected level of work will affect each type of benefit they receive. A bottom line assessment of total income (wages + benefits) prior to and after working. Explanations of Social Security and other benefit program rules and work incentives that apply to the individual's specific situation. Identification of health care options to ensure comprehensive, affordable coverage that addresses disability-related needs. A Benefits Management Plan with specific information on reporting income (where to call and what to report); guidance on monitoring wages and benefits; and milestones that will impact benefits.Each Benefits Analysis report is delivered in person, regardless of where the consumer lives in Minnesota. Ongoing assistance is provided as participants experience changes in employment or other life factors.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Grant-funded. 98% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
- 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.
- Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.
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: 92
- Accountability: 100
- Sustainability: 47
- Growth: NotEnoughData
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; 60th 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: 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: 4.7%; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.44; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.15; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 11%; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
- Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $714K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $94K · 13 people listed
- Consistency: 25 of 26 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
- Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 25/100.
- Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 30/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 55/100.