Self Help Alternative Living Opportunities of Mi

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
382967006
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2010
Location
Kalamazoo, MI, USA
Phone
2693823840
Rating
68
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Centers to Support the Independence of Specific Populations
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,893,765
Expenses
$699,511
Assets
$4,107,295
Liabilities
$24,816

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KEITH LOHMAN (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • KEITH LOHMAN (PRESIDENT): $20,787 total reported compensation
  • BARB PATTERSON (TREASURER): $10,093 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Shalom provides residential, family homes to adults with developmental disabilities and their loving care-provider families. Through the love and wholeness of jesus christ, we provide travel, worship, camps, recreation. Social and work opportunities that enrich the lives of almost 40 residents and dozens from the community.

What it reported doing in 2024

Many participants worked in our farm, thrift store and woolery where they worked in teams skirting and washing wool, operated looms and carding machines, made dryer balls, cat toys, banners and other products in a supportive and safe atmosphere. Farm participants worked with sheep, goats, rabbits, chickens and alpaca while experiencing gardening and other year- round projects(gathering eggs and caring for livestock). The 6000 square foot woolery building allowed opportunities for woodworking, painting and growth toward meeting our future goal of 50 weekly woolery participants. Shaloms coffee connection allows for further skill development and community relationships for participants. Through our thrift store and art shows, participants enjoy sorting, processing and selling donated and self-created goods. These activities are made possible through our many full and part-time staff/coaches and more than 50 regular volunteers. Several of our participants continue to develop their skills of woodworking, painting and furniture making.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 85% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 51
  • Transparency & Controls: 86
  • Accountability: 60
  • Sustainability: 88
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 22.2%; rating input score 22
  • Program expense ratio: 86.7%; rating input score 87
  • Fundraising efficiency: $127.49 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 13th 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: 71.4%; rating input score 71; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 44
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 75.8%; rating input score 97; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.87; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4.4%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 14.7% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 18.7% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 12.5% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 22.2% of revenue deployed · 86.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 7 board members independent · 4 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $607K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $21K · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 24 of 26 current checks pass · 2 findings to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 22/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 9 not reported.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule D land buildings reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 58/100.