Old Pueblo Community Services

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
860836556
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Tucson, AZ, USA
Phone
5205460122
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Community Foundations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$12,124,389
Expenses
$10,352,289
Assets
$10,836,541
Liabilities
$5,092,442

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

Leadership & pay

19 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Thomas Litwicki (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • Thomas Litwicki (CEO): $169,746 total reported compensation
  • Katy Scoblink (COO): $128,296 total reported compensation
  • Ellyn Langer to 101824 (CFO): $95,747 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Established in 1996, Old Pueblo Community Services has delivered housing and support services for people facing homelessness in Pima County. The organization serves various populations, including families, veterans, youth, individuals with mental illness and substance use disorders, and those reentering the community post-incarceration. Services are underpinned by a "Housing First" approach, which provides stable housing as a foundation for addressing additional needs such as mental health, addiction, medical care, income, and education.OPCS currently manages a range of housing models, including bridge, shelter, transitional, and permanent housing. Additional services include substance abuse counseling and life skills programming for both veteran and non-veteran clients.

What it reported doing in 2024

Supportive Housing Program: This initiative provides long-term supportive housing for individuals experiencing chronic homelessness, removing barriers related to pets, partners, and active addictions. Once housed, clients access healthcare, case management, support groups, and other resources to increase independence and decrease service needs over time. Last fiscal year, the program managed over 500 scattered-site units and expanded to include referrals through AHCCCS to address serious mental illness. Casa Amparo and Casa del Pueblo Shelter: This year, OPCS launched its first low-barrier congregate shelter for men and women, along with a low-barrier shelter for families. Combined, these facilities can serve up to 58 individuals and offer case management, housing navigation, employment coaching, outpatient behavioral health services, food, and transportation.Homeless Work Program: Initiated in December 2016, this program aims to employ individuals experiencing chronic homelessness and connect them with housing, health services, job training, and permanent employment. The program includes casual daily labor with cash compensation for work performed by homeless individuals, both sheltered and unsheltered. To date, over 1,500 participants have collectively removed more than 900,000 pounds of waste and cleaned more than 500 sites and 600 miles of roadway. OPCS Home Fund: This fund covers occupancy costs for clients who do not qualify for government-funded programs until they attain income. It also covers rental application fees, deposits for Section 8 housing, and urgent needs that prevent housing or employment. In the past year, nearly 300 households were assisted. The fund is supported by community grants and donations via the Arizona Charitable Tax Credit.Outreach: OPCS provides outreach services to individuals living unsheltered, delivering case management and assistance moving into housing. In the reporting year, 198 people enrolled in the formal outreach program, receiving support toward stable housing. The newly formed QT outreach team, funded by a contract with QT, monitors and supports homeless individuals near QT stores. This represents the first outreach effort fully funded by a local business, with goals of assisting vulnerable populations and enhancing safety and commerce in these areas.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 90% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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

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 total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 60
  • Transparency & Controls: 81
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 57
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 54.5%; rating input score 55
  • Program expense ratio: 63.9%; rating input score 64
  • Fundraising efficiency: $53.93 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 94.1%; rating input score 94; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • 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: 14.6%; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.05; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.47; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4.7%; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.5% per year; rating input score 100; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 12.4% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 54.5% of revenue deployed · 63.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 12 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $6.6M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $170K · 19 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $982K reported
  • Consistency: 34 of 35 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2013 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.

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

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 55/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 38/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Schedule R controlled transactions itemized did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 31/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 54/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Federal audit findings: this organization reported findings in its latest federal Single Audit.