Running2bwell

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
824767588
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-PF 2022
Location
Wadsworth, OH, USA
Phone
3302014829
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Recreation& Sports N.E.C.

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$124,443
Expenses
$139,350
Assets
$93,469
Liabilities
$10,671

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

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BERNIE ROCHFORD (PRESIDENT)
  • KEITH JOHNSTON (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • KEITH JOHNSTON (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $24,000 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

We help people develop healthier lifestyles with the objective of better mental health. We're open to all but our focus is with those struggling with substance abuse or mental health issues. We lead regular group run/walks. We provide free shoes and race entries once people have come to three meetings. We provide free exercise classes. We are open to all and we do not distinguish between those seeking and those wishing to help. We operate under the simple principle that we all have issues and we all have the resonsibility to contribute.

What it reported doing in 2024

Running2bwell was formally established in 2018 with a mission to help at-risk individuals with mental health and substance abuse issues improve their lives through regular exercise and healthier life choices. Scientific studies have repeatedly shown that regular exercise is an effective preventive measure and treatment for these issues. We currently serve at-risk individuals in a multi-county region in northeast Ohio by structuring group meetings 6 days per week at 12 locations where volunteer mentors lead group runs and walks and provide a safe environment to discuss mental health and addiction concerns. Our major program expense consists of providing a new pair of running shoes to individuals who attend at least three group runs, as we believe this both motivates the individual to continue to return as well as mitigate potential injury from wearing old shoes. During cold weather months we pay to continue these group meetings indoors at local gyms and recreation centers. Our volunteer mentors also receive regular training in both mental and physical first aid.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 76% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 62% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • 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. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 89
  • Accountability: 69
  • Sustainability: 24
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 95.9%; rating input score 96
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 93.3%; rating input score 93; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 97.2%; rating input score 97; 57th 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: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -12%; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.67; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.11; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 17.2%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 43.1% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 16.6% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -10.9% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 95.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 2 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $134K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $24K · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 27 of 28 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 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.

  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 20/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 31/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 22/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 25/100.