Nysarc Inc Clinton County Chapter

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
141463735
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Plattsburgh, NY, USA
Phone
5185630930
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Vocational Rehabilitation

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$40,843,071
Expenses
$40,953,157
Assets
$20,553,472
Liabilities
$9,942,484

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

Leadership & pay

24 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MERRILEE HAMLIN (PRESIDENT)
  • CYNTHIA LACKI (SECOND VICE PRESIDENT)
  • RICHARD HIGGINS (FIRST VICE PRESIDENT)
  • ROBIN PIERCE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • ROBIN PIERCE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $231,050 total reported compensation
  • LAURA GARTSHORE (DIRECTOR OF HR): $199,280 total reported compensation
  • LORRAINE LOBDELL (ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECT): $162,129 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 organization's mission is to assist individuals to discover their own personal achievement through habilitation. The development of all services is based upon the talents, dreams, wishes and desires of the people we serve. We envision a future where all people with disabilities are active community participants, and are accepted in all aspects of community life. Each person's quality of life will be enriched through their engagement in meaningful activities and the formation of relationships. The people we service and their families living in clinton county will be the center of service, planning, and delivery.

What it reported doing in 2024

Individualized services - this program consists of fiscal intermediary services and coporate guardianship. Service coordination assists persons with developmental disabilities and their families in gaining access to services and supports appropriate to their needs. Msc is provided by qualified service coordinators and uses a person-centered planning process in developing, implementing, and maintaining an individualized service plan.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 98% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 82
  • Transparency & Controls: 84
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 30
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 92.1%; rating input score 92
  • Program expense ratio: 91.7%; rating input score 92
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • 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; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • 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: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -0.3%; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.5; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.48; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.2%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.4% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.3% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.8% per year; rating input score 100; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 92.1% of revenue deployed · 91.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 16 of 16 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 6 filed program accomplishments · $37.6M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $231K · 24 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 30 of 30 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 8 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 4 filed related-organization links
  • 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 29/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 16/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 30/100.