Orchard Place Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
421193285
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Des Moines, IA, USA
Phone
5152463501
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Residential Care & Adult Day Programs

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,209,964
Expenses
$2,528,565
Assets
$15,563,421
Liabilities
$105,280

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

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DAWN BRANDT (BOARD PRESIDENT)
  • RANDY WANKE (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • ANDREW HALL (PAST PRESIDENT)
  • ANNE STARR (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)

Highest reported compensation

  • ANNE STARR (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $210,232 total reported compensation
  • VALERIE SALTSGAVER (FORMER CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER): $174,304 total reported compensation
  • MARIA MEDICI (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER): $45,275 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Our purpose is to assist and benefit orchard place in carrying out its charitable purposes through the receipt and management of gifts, grants, and special events revenue, as well as the oversight of our restricted funds and endowment portfolio.

What it reported doing in 2024

During fy2025, we supported operating projects for orchard place including summer school for orchard place campus; summer programming for all facilities; cultural and recreational activities for children; consultation and education related to mental health issues in the community; repair and maintenance projects for our facilities; pace enrichment summer programming; crisis services; leadership training; diversity, equity, and inclusion expenses; information technology projects; and general operational support for all facilities.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 82% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 79
  • Transparency & Controls: 88
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 50
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 70.3%; rating input score 70
  • Fundraising efficiency: $1.94 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -14.4%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 6.16; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0.8%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 8.5% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.3% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 70.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $1.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $210K · 12 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 34 of 34 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 2 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.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 5/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 10/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.