Riseoregon Parent Training &

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
930854802
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2010
Forms available
Form 990 2010
Location
Salem, OR, USA
Phone
5035818156
Rating confidence
Limited

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$678,184
Expenses
$766,036
Assets
$530,768
Liabilities
$675,822

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2010. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

16 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2010. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Encourage, educate and empower families to collaboratively achieve unlimited success for their children and youth with disabilities.

What it reported doing in 2010

TRAINING PROGRAMTHE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND INFORMATION THAT MEETS THE TRAINING AND INFORMATION NEEDS OF PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES LIVING IN THE AREA SERVED BY THE CENTER, PARTICULARLY UNDER SERVED PARENTS AND PARENTS OF CHILDREN WHO MAY BE INAPPROPRIATELY IDENTIFIED.ACCOMPLISHMENTS: We trained 2852 parents and 1200 professionals during the fiscal year. After each training participants are asked to respond using a variety of evaluation methods. Compilations of those evaluations indicate usefulness, improved skills and satisfaction. Parents have stated that they have a better understanding of their rights under IDEA enabling them to be a more active participant in their child's educational planning. To date, we have offered 12 trainings on High School Transition (including employment and college), 18 trainings on Transition to Kindergarten, and 9 trainings on Transition, Grade to grade.The organization provided one-on-one assistance and trainings on home/school partnership development to teachers/administrators at University of Oregon, Lewis and Clark University, Portland State University, and Western Oregon University, and various teacher in-service days and colleges. R.I.S.E. presented to the Oregon Department of Justice. The Organization trained 51 professionals in six different locations across Oregon on cultural competency and diversity as it relates to home to school partnerships.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 85% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 18
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 60th 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -13%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.69; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.27; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 29.6%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -4.1% per year; rating input score 0; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -7.2% per year; rating input score 0; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $563K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $149K · 16 people listed
  • Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2009 to 2010
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 13/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 35/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 5/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 6/100.