Misericordia

What it reported doing in 2024

Founded in chicago in 1921 misericordia home provides a network of services and a continuum of care for over 600 children and adults from diverse racial religious and socioeconomic backgrounds with disabilities ranging from mild or moderate to severe and profound. Each resident has an individually designed program developed to meet his/her unique needs with an overall goal of living as independent and meaningful a life as possible. Misericordia provides: -residential and day to day support from 24-hour skilled nursing care to independent living in one of nineteen cila homes in the community; -comprehensive learning programs job training and work opportunities to meet each person's unique abilities from a person with severe disabilities mixing soil in the greenhouse to an adult with mild disabilities working at a local company; -physical, occupational and speech therapies, provided in two state of the art therapy centers; -fitness training and healthy living guidance, offered in a spacious aquatic and fitness center; -social and recreational activities on campus as well as outings in the chicagoland area; -opportunities for spiritual growth, including regular services for persons of the catholic and jewish faiths as well as non-denominational opportunities; -volunteer opportunities at local non-profit organizations give those residents who are capable a chance to share their gifts with others. All of this is possible because thousands of good people share misericordia's belief that persons with disabilities are entitled to the best lives possible.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 73.3%; rating input score 73
• Program expense ratio: 89%; rating input score 89
• Fundraising efficiency: $61.56 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 95%; rating input score 95; 34th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
• Grant itemization coverage: 64.6%; rating input score 65; 13th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 81.8%; rating input score 82; 29th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 29.2%; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.81; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 1.4%; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 7.1% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 4.8% per year; rating input score 100; 41st percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 4.6% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings