Sexual Trauma & Assault Response Services Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
742776777
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2013
Forms available
Form 990 2013
Location
El Paso, TX, USA
Phone
9155337700
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Specifically Named Diseases

Reported finances

Revenue
$353,526
Expenses
$362,823
Assets
$191,339
Liabilities
$34,372

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2013. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ANDREA BACA (PRESIDENT)
  • DEBORAH BENEDICT (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR / ACTING SECRETARY)

Highest reported compensation

  • DEBORAH BENEDICT (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR / ACTING SECRETARY): $46,585 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2013. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Sexual trauma & assault response services, inc. Is el paso's only rape crisis center and whose mission is to promote a world without sexual violence through education regarding sexual violence issues; providing services to victims/survivors and all those affected; and by inviting our community to join us in these efforts.

What it reported doing in 2013

Promoted a world without sexual violence through education and providing services to victim survivors.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 88% 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

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 assets have declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 75
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 79
  • Sustainability: 31
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 77.4%; rating input score 77
  • Program expense ratio: 75.4%; rating input score 75
  • Fundraising efficiency: $27.15 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 69; 69th 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: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • 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: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -2.6%; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.53; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.18; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 12.8%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 2.1% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -9.6% per year; rating input score 0; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 77.4% of revenue deployed · 75.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 4 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $274K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $47K · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2010 to 2013
  • 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 34/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 28/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 29/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 32/100.