Multicultural Resource Center Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
161542347
IRS 990 coverage
2016–2017
Forms available
Form 990 2017, Form 990-EZ 2015
Location
Ithaca, NY, USA
Phone
6072798157
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Libraries

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$216,652
Expenses
$278,648
Assets
$86,282
Liabilities
$154,021

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2017. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • GODFREY SIMMONS (PRESIDENT)
  • MIKE BISHOP (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • FABINA COLON (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • GODFREY SIMMONS (PRESIDENT)
  • MIKE BISHOP (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • SARAH GOTOWKA (TREASURER)

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 2017. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Mrc engages in cultural and systemic transformation by building with our communities to eliminate barriers to racial justice, cultural dignity, equity and inclusion, and indigenous rights.

What it reported doing in 2017

We host various other programs including: workshops & trainings offer dynamic, transformative learning spaces on equity, racial justice, decolonization, cultural intelligence, allyship, & intersectionality. Our offerings are customizable for large or small groups, professional or casual workplaces/organizations, age levels, orientations, and backgrounds. Mrc lending resources serve as an open resource of study for community members. Our primary focus is to provide access to text at the intersections of race, class, gender, sexuality and colonialism. Artist & film series is a collective effort with cinemapolis, academic partners and community artists dedicated to the amplification of artists of color. The series aims to engage audiences for an immersive exchange of narratives, insights and ideas around social justice issues curated with an eye toward the intersection of history, cultural identity, and creative direction. For information on upcoming screenings, please check our facebook page! First peoples' festival is an annual october event held in downtown ithaca. The festival is a joint effort with the downtown ithaca alliance in partnership with apple harvest festival. This festival features indigenous performers, food and craft vendors, educational booths, workshops, and children's activities. Sister friends is an annual march celebration of women of all ages, sizes, religions, ethnicities and cultures. The event showcases a women's market, inspiring featured guest speakers, and amazing performances by women and girls that live and work in tompkins county.

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 94% 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

STRONG - 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 the required major-donor schedule is missing or incomplete.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 94
  • Transparency & Controls: 81
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 18
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 80.9%; rating input score 81
  • Fundraising efficiency: $7,701.83 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings

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: 100%; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: No; rating input score 0
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • 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: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -28.6%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.31; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.79; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -30.6% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 15.2% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 29.5% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 80.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $225K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 21 of 21 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2016 to 2017
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Major donor itemization scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 9/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 17/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 2/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.