Senior Community Services Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
232036247
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Folsom, PA, USA
Phone
6102378100
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Senior Centers

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,741,495
Expenses
$3,838,930
Assets
$2,454,679
Liabilities
$531,226

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

Leadership & pay

18 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SCOTT SCHUSKO (President)
  • CYRISE DIXON (Vice President)

Highest reported compensation

  • ARTHUR WEISFELD (Executive Dir.): $120,000 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To promote independent and meaningful living for older adults through direct services and programs in the home and community.

What it reported doing in 2024

Senior community services (scs) operates four nationally accredited senior centers in Delaware county which nurture the mind, body and spirit of active older adults. Located in the city of chester, darby township, ridley township and yeadon borough, the centers offer a welcoming place to socialize with old and new friends, engage in fitness activities, educational and art programs, delicious meals and fulfilling volunteer roles. Offering information and assistance, the centers also refer older adults to other resources that help ensure continued independent living. Transportation is available for people needing a ride to the center. During the year, over 6,300 unduplicated persons participated in senior center programs and services, making 65,470 visits, an 8% increase over the prior year. Fiscal year 2025 represented the eleventh year of aging at home, started as a demonstration project in partnership with united way of greaer philadelphia and southern New Jersey. Originally, targeted to the greater lansdowne area, the greater ridley area was added in fiscal yiear 2018. The innovative village style program targeted to low and moderate income population aims to enable older people to remain living in their home with independence and peace of mind. As of 2024/2025, over 900 members were enrolled, receiving door-thru-door transportation, volunteer handyman services, vetted home repair referrals and volunteer home chore services. Although demonstration funding ended in fiscal yiear 2018, aging at home is now an integral component of scs scope of services. During fiscal yiear 2025, 631 services were delivered to 285 program participants. Scs scope of services also incliudes: volunteerism an important component of scs scope of service is volunteerism, providing the opportunitiy to be part of the aging staff team and contribute back to the community. The volunteer program includes a broad range of volunteer opportunities providing meaningful activity and purpose, vital for overall well-being. During 2024/2025, approximately 350 individuals contributed almost 38,000 hours of volunteer service.pa medi health insurance counseling helps older adults to navigate the often complex health insurance landscape to make informed decisions. Scs staff and trained volunteer counselors provide unbiased information on medicare and medicade insurance and presceiption options. One-on-one counseling is provided in community locations throughout Delaware county along with group education sessions. During 2024/2025, 872 older persons received personal counseling sessions and 179 group educations were conducted with 1,787 attendees.cognitive stimulation theme kits designed to stimulate conversation and reminisence to promote brain health are distributed to nursing homes, assisted living communities and senior centers in Delaware county and broader region. During 2024/2025, 731 kit activity sessions were conducted involving 7,563 (duplicate) older adult paricipants.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 84% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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.

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: 83
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 31
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 86.3%; rating input score 86
  • Program expense ratio: 84%; rating input score 84
  • Fundraising efficiency: $22.1 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 62; 62nd 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -2.6%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.64; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.22; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.1%; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.5% per year; rating input score 100; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.2% per year; rating input score 100; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.2% per year; rating input score 100; 20th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 86.3% of revenue deployed · 84% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 17 of 17 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $3.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $120K · 18 people listed
  • Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 25/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 23/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 42/100.