REACH Western CT Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
460849304
IRS 990 coverage
2016–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2014, Form 990-N 2013
Location
Brookfield, CT, USA
Phone
2036105607
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Educational Services and Schools - Other

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$445,823
Expenses
$408,630
Assets
$150,938
Liabilities
$32,221

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

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Luke Forshaw (Board President (thru Jan 2025))

Highest reported compensation

  • Adam Carley (Exec Dir (7/2024-2/2025), Prog Dir): $121,170 total reported compensation
  • Lindsey Carley (Co-Exec Director (Feb-June 2025)): $38,500 total reported compensation
  • Joan Laucius (Co-Exec Director (Feb-June 2025)): $22,050 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Connecting kids and building relationships that change lives by providing programs that offer a consistent, safe, and predictable environment, unconditional love, support, and hope for the future.

What it reported doing in 2024

Weekend Program - REACH Friday Night Expeditions serves as a dynamic positive incentive and reward program for all children who successfully achieve their short-term academic, behavioral, and school attendance goals each month. This exciting program offers a variety of engaging activities, including attending sporting events, theater performances, amusement parks, special restaurant outings, e-sport events, and more. By recognizing and celebrating their achievements, we aim to motivate and inspire our participants while fostering a sense of excitement and accomplishment in their academic and personal endeavors. REACH Saturday Outdoor Expeditions offer an immersive outdoor experience for children throughout the fall, winter, and spring seasons, providing over 240 hours of thrilling adventures. From hiking and backpacking to ziplining, athletics, water activities, and outdoor survival skills training, our expeditions offer a diverse range of opportunities for participants to explore and connect with the natural world. Through these engaging outdoor activities, we aim to foster a love for nature, encourage physical activity, and instill valuable life skills in our youth.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 64
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 79
  • Sustainability: 35
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 65.6%; rating input score 66
  • Program expense ratio: 71.5%; rating input score 72
  • Fundraising efficiency: $8.12 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 8.3%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.37; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.21; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 44.5%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.7% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.6% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 15.5% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 65.6% of revenue deployed · 71.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 4 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $292K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $121K · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2016 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.

Key Signals

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

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 7 not reported.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 34/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 19/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 57/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 5/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 19/100.