North End Woodward Community Coalition
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 464008664
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2017–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2016, Form 990-N 2015
- Location
- Detroit, MI, USA
- Phone
- 3132653431
- Rating
- 84
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Community Coalitions
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $1,013,076
- Expenses
- $848,217
- Assets
- $1,001,074
- Liabilities
- $59,346
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
7 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Rev Joan Ross (Founder CEO)
Highest reported compensation
- Rev Joan Ross (Founder CEO): $95,000 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 End Woodward Community Coalition is a citywide transit justice coalition with a focus on education and issues around transit justice principles, that transit is affordable, accessible, available, safe and reliable especially for those who are transit depednent.
What it reported doing in 2024
1- Maintained a workforce of 14 staff all of which are paid living wages and maintaining industry standards. we also have 5 contracted personnel and 13 stipend volunteers. 2. Delivered 170,000 pounds of fresh produce and food to over 300 households in our mobile pantry in partnership with the Storehouse of Hope, during our pantry season of March through November. 3. Provided our community-based internet service to over 900 connected devices making internet available to 584 seniors in senior facitities, 600 households, 14 community hub sites and 4 WIFI solar powered charging stations. 4. developed and implemented a Climate Change-Renewable Energy training program for students in grades K-4th grade under brandig of Young Solar Neighbors and began extensive field testing in 10 schools at no cost. 5, Completed the second year development plan for our intentional green space outdoor science center, pollinator habitat, adding boarder fencing and trees. additionally, this space provides stormwater management strategies to provide protection for our community.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 98% 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.
- Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.
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 total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 73
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 95
- Sustainability: 58
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 76.9%; rating input score 77
- Program expense ratio: 91.9%; rating input score 92
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
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: 16.3%; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.18; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.06; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 11.2%; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 23.3% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 22.1% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 33.8% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 76.9% of revenue deployed · 91.9% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $779K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $95K · 7 people listed
- Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
- Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 8 filing years from 2017 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
- 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.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Whistleblower policy not reported.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 48/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 33/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 50/100.