Semcac

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
410907135
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Rushford, MN, USA
Phone
5078648218
Rating
92
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$18,915,353
Expenses
$18,806,897
Assets
$12,099,580
Liabilities
$2,885,261

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

Leadership & pay

27 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BOB BURNS (PRESIDENT)
  • NEIL WITZEL (PRESIDENT(END 4/2025)/BOARD MEMBER)
  • RICK WITTROCK (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • JENNIFER HENGEL (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • JENNIFER HENGEL (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $119,723 total reported compensation
  • ADAM LARSON (FISCAL DIRECTOR): $102,948 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 empower and advocate for people to enhance their self-sufficincy by maximizing community resources in urban and rural communities and the general population of dodge, fillmore, freeborn, houston, mower, steele, and winona counties of Minnesota in order to combat various forms of poverty, disease, malnutrition, unemployment and energy shortages and fulfill other common needs by developing employment opportunities, increasing the availability of decent, safe, afforable housing, improving human performance, motivation, productivity and bettering the conditions under which people live, learn, and work.

What it reported doing in 2024

Transportation: semcac transportation provides a coordinated family of transportation services designed to connect people and communities throughout southeastern Minnesota. Through rolling hills transit, rolling hills volunteer drivers, and rolling hills mobility, semcac offers transportation solutions that support independence, access to healthcare, employment, education, shopping, nutrition programs, and other essential community destinations. These services are available across a broad multi-county region and are tailored to meet the diverse mobility needs of older adults, individuals with disabilities, rural residents, and the general public. Rolling hills transit provides affordable curb-to-curb public transportation for anyone needing a ride to work, school, medical appointments, childcare, shopping, community activities, and other daily destinations. All transit vehicles are accessible and designed to accommodate individuals with disabilities. Rolling hills volunteer drivers offers door-to-door transportation through a network of trained volunteer drivers, serving adults age 60 and older, medical assistance clients, and eligible health plan members, helping riders access medical appointments and other essential services while maintaining their independence. Rolling hills mobility provides specialized through-the-door transportation for individuals who use wheelchairs or require additional assistance, utilizing accessible vehicles and specially trained staff to ensure safe, reliable, and dignified transportation. Together, these services reflect semcac transportation's mission of providing appropriate transportation services that help people achieve and maintain independence while strengthening mobility throughout southeastern Minnesota.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 81% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 85% 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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 91
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 40
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 90.5%; rating input score 90
  • Program expense ratio: 91%; rating input score 91
  • Fundraising efficiency: $1,799.65 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 98; 98th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 43rd 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; 66th 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: 0.6%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.64; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.24; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 1.2%; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.6% per year; rating input score 100; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.1% per year; rating input score 100; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.4% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 90.5% of revenue deployed · 91% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 21 of 21 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 9 filed program accomplishments · $17.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $120K · 27 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $711K reported
  • Consistency: 36 of 36 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 36/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 22/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 54/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Federal audit findings: this organization reported findings in its latest federal Single Audit.