Road to Responsibility Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
043035105
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Marshfield, MA, USA
Phone
7818341300
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Developmentally Disabled Centers

Reported finances

Revenue
$60,983,341
Expenses
$57,747,635
Assets
$52,881,386
Liabilities
$34,773,629

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

Leadership & pay

21 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CHRISTOPHER T WHITE (PRESIDENT/CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • CHRISTOPHER T WHITE (PRESIDENT/CEO): $358,400 total reported compensation
  • KATHLEEN HOLMES (VP OF FINANCE): $203,759 total reported compensation
  • JING WAN (VP OF HUMAN RESOURCES): $194,518 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 provide the means, the opportunity and the support necessary to allow citizens with disabilities to take their place as productive members of the community.

What it reported doing in 2024

Work/employment services: road to responsibility (rtr) opts and employment programs are licensed by dds survey and certification and were recently awarded their highest level of license. Rtr provides community integration opportunities through community-based day services, where the individuals are given the opportunity to enhancce their education, social, and employment skills consistent with their service plan and personal goals. The focus is on community inclusion while providing these services. Rtr also provides employment opportunities to individuals by partnering employers and individuals to create the best job match. Career specialists focus on positive, productive long-term employment by working closely with the individuals to identify their skills and desired type of employment. Currently, rtr has 6 opts and employment programs where 303 individuals benefit from these services.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 95% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
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

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: 81
  • Transparency & Controls: 76
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 46
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 82.6%; rating input score 83
  • Program expense ratio: 87.2%; rating input score 87
  • Fundraising efficiency: $13.88 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 94.1%; rating input score 94; 28th 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: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • 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; 77th 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: 5.3%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.92; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.66; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.8%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.7% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 15.5% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 82.6% of revenue deployed · 87.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 15 of 15 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $50.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $358K · 21 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 4 contractors listed · $2.7M reported
  • Consistency: 33 of 34 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 8 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 49/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 58/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 36/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 24/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 41/100.