Palm Beach Civic Association Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
590542089
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Palm Beach, FL, USA
Phone
5616550820
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Community Coalitions

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,535,199
Expenses
$2,348,911
Assets
$4,525,835
Liabilities
$482,682

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

Leadership & pay

156 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Michael Pucillo (Chairman/CEO / Executive Committee)
  • Mary Robosson (President)

Highest reported compensation

  • Mary Robosson (President): $413,048 total reported compensation
  • Philip Baldwin (Videographer/Editor): $137,560 total reported compensation
  • Martha Parker (Senior Manager of Member Relations): $127,289 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To protect and improve the quality of life in the Town of Palm Beach by taking proactive stands on civic affairs; informing, educating, and engaging residents on key town issues; working with local government; and encouraging citizen involvement in the community.

What it reported doing in 2024

The Palm Beach Civic Association (PBCA) had a successful season of programs and forums. The PBCA exceeded its membership and fundraising goals. During the season, the PBCA held 3 Signature Series events with well-known speakers including political analyst Charlie Cook, TV broadcaster Deborah Norville and former Ambassador Elizabeth Frawley Bagley.The Annual Community Service Award Breakfast featured TV journalist Richard Engel as the keynote speaker.(Continued on Schedule O) The PBCA hosted a Welcome Back Community Forum that educated attendees on water quality and a Traffic Forum to discuss traffic issues on the island. The PBCA gives back to the community through the following awards and scholarship programs: The Raymond J. Kunkel Award, the William J. "Bill" Brooks Community Service Award, the Town of Palm Beach Employee of the Year Award, and scholarships to two children of Town of Palm Beach employees. The PBCA award winning news reached nearly 5,000 subscribers and the communications team also worked with the Health Care Committee to produce a 2-part educational video series on heart disease and strokes. PBTV produced a hurricane special with information to prepare residents before, during and after a storm. The team developed and produced a new series highlighting cultural institutions: Felicia Taylor Arts Legacy Series and created a new studio interview program with notable people on the island: Studio 33480 with Tim Malloy. All communications are shared to our social media page with over 3,000 followers.

Operating model

Revenue model
Membership-supported. 70% of the money available for current operations came from membership dues.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 99% 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 reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 72
  • Transparency & Controls: 87
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 51
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 71.1%; rating input score 71
  • Program expense ratio: 73.8%; rating input score 74
  • Fundraising efficiency: $31.84 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • 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: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: 7.3%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.93; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.11; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 44%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.7% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 71.1% of revenue deployed · 73.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 17 of 17 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.7M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $413K · 156 people listed · 4 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: 11 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 6 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 57/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 2/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 57/100.