North Carolina for Community and Justice Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN: 061753756
IRS 990 coverage: 2012–2024
Forms available: Form 990 2024
Location: Greensboro, NC, USA
Phone: 3362720359
Rating: 78
Verdict: SUPPORTED
Rating confidence: Moderate
Sector: Intergroup, Race Relations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue: $1,065,979
Expenses: $1,038,863
Assets: $922,032
Liabilities: $134,394

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

Leadership & pay

39 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

JENNIFER RUPPE (FORMER PRESIDENT & CEO)

Highest reported compensation

JENNIFER RUPPE (FORMER PRESIDENT & CEO): $3,021 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

North Carolina for community and justice, inc. (nccj) is a human relations organization that promotes understanding and respect among all cultures, races and religions through advocacy, education and dialogue. Nccj does not advocate for any particular group or philosophy, but works to build mutual respect among all people regardless of race, culture, sexual orientation, gender, socio-economic background or faith.

What it reported doing in 2024

Youth progams:- starr: students talking about race + racism is a hybrid (part virtual, part in-person) program that provides high school students with a safe, welcoming space to share their experiences and ask questions about race and racism without fear of judgment. - nccj's anytown at school (also called "anytown anytime") is a menu of in-school programs built on the powerful and proven concepts of anytown. These programs offer middle and high school students the knowledge and tools they need to combat stereotyping and bullying and build more compassionate, inclusive and respectful school communities. - nccj youth ambassador program, a series of ongoing meetings to mentor and train anytown and starr graduates throughout the rest of their time in high school.- youth leadership conference, an annual, day-long conference for up to 200 high school students, is led by nccj's youth ambassadors.

Operating model

Revenue model: Donor-supported. 71% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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 - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

Financial Efficiency: 62
Transparency & Controls: 92
Accountability: 95
Sustainability: 40
Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

Mission deployment rate: 67.7%; rating input score 68
Program expense ratio: 68.9%; rating input score 69
Fundraising efficiency: $4.36 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 15; 15th 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: 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: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
- 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: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

Operating margin: 2.5%; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.89; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.15; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
Officer compensation ratio: 10.1%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

Program expense growth: 6.7% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
Revenue growth: 6.4% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
Asset growth: 9.9% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Details

Where the money goes: 67.7% of revenue deployed · 68.9% of spending went to programs
Governance: 37 of 37 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
Programs: 5 filed program accomplishments · $716K in reported program spending
Leadership: top reported pay $102K · 39 people listed
Consistency: 32 of 32 current checks pass
Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
Filing history: 13 filing years from 2012 to 2024
Contacts: How to reach this organization
Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
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.
Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 15/100.
Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 43/100.
Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Whistleblower policy not reported.
Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 39/100.
Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 36/100.
Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 37/100.