Northern Shenandoah Valley Substance Use Coalition

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
473755186
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2015
Location
Winchester, VA, USA
Phone
5405365000
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Nonmonetary Support N.E.C.

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$905,534
Expenses
$742,526
Assets
$1,031,876
Liabilities
$24,305

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

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ALLISON DILLOW (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • CRAIG SMITH (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • ALLISON DILLOW (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $100,937 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

The northern shenandoah valley substance use coalition will collaborate with stakeholders to reduce substance misuse and its impact on all members of our community.

What it reported doing in 2024

The northwest regional adult recovery court (nrarc) served 50 individuals in the fiscal year ending 06/30/2025 with 23 new clients entering the program, 15 clients successfully completing the program and 10 clients terminated.the shenandoah county adult recovery court (scarc) served 17 individuals in the fiscal year ending 06/30/2025 with 13 new clients entering the program, 3 clients successfully completing the program and 1 client terminated.the warren county adult recovery court (nrarc) served 20 individuals in the fiscal year ending 06/30/2025 with 13 new clients entering the program, 6 clients successfully completing the program and 3 clients terminated.newly established in 2025, the northwest regional adult behavioral health docket (nrabhd) served 4 individuals in the fiscal year ending 06/30/2025 with 4 new clients entering the program, 0 clients successfully completing the program and 0 clients terminated.all participants received outpatient treatment, individual therapy, case management, and peer services. The newly established is the northwest regional adult behavioral health docket which has seen continued success, meeting the year 1 goal for enrollment.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 71% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 63% for direct work, and 37% for grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 62
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 61
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 54%; rating input score 54
  • Program expense ratio: 64.4%; rating input score 64
  • Fundraising efficiency: $39,189.64 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; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • 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: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • 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: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 18%; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.39; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 13.6%; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -6% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.3% per year; rating input score 100; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 14% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 54% of revenue deployed · 64.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $478K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $101K · 13 people listed
  • Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 54/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 53/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 26/100.