Rumford Group Homes Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
010329300
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Leeds, ME, USA
Phone
2073643551
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Services

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,443,221
Expenses
$1,480,554
Assets
$4,827,652
Liabilities
$1,200,568

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JIM IPPOLITO (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • MELISSA MCENTEE (EXECUTIVE DI): $89,968 total reported compensation
  • BRENDA HALL (BUSINESS MAN): $68,926 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 develop and administer programs to enhance the safety and quality of life for children and youth and families through a comprehensive continuum of care in the fields of social services, mental health and housing.

What it reported doing in 2024

Homeless division is made up of the following programs children's case management program - our children's case management services help improve the quality of lives of children and their families with medical, social, educational and psychological barriers. Our services consist of family-focused treatment planning, coordination, monitoring of services, crisis planning, prevention, emotional support, advocacy, resource linkage and community education. Community integration services - community integration services is a mental health program serving the needs of adults with mental health issues. The program promotes successful living in the community; minimizes the need for hospitalization; supports transitions to independence; supports current living status to reduce cycles of instability and enhances the individuals' quality of life. Housing program - the rgh housing program consists of permanent housing for Maine's homeless as well as housing for low income families. Home to stay - mainehousing, in partnership with housing assistance agencies, offers the home to stay program for individuals and families who are homeless and seeking permanent housing. Home to stay uses resources such as the stability through engagement program (step) and the housing choice voucher program (hcvp) to help individuals and families achieve permanent and stable housing. Working with a trained navigator, program participants learn and gain valuable skills to meet their health, housing, employment and other basic needs. A navigator helps individuals and families create a housing stability plan designed to connect the program participants with appropriate services and support, and assists them to locate and maintain permanent housing. Participants need to meet with their navigator regularly and develop goals to achieve and retain stable housing.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 85
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 69
  • Sustainability: 44
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 86%; rating input score 86
  • Program expense ratio: 83%; rating input score 83
  • Fundraising efficiency: $69.81 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: 83.3%; rating input score 83; 19th 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: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -2.6%; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.26; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.25; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 10.7%; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -1.1% per year; rating input score 0; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -1.8% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.7% per year; rating input score 100; 20th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 86% of revenue deployed · 83% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 6 board members independent · 4 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $1.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $90K · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2012 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 29/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 28/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 34/100.