Shaw House

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
010495262
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2021
Forms available
Form 990 2021
Location
Bangor, ME, USA
Phone
2079412874
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Children's, Youth Services

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,668,785
Expenses
$1,547,785
Assets
$1,108,534
Liabilities
$691,506

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2021. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

People named in this filing

  • RYAN GAYNOR (SECRETARY)
  • MARY PELLETIER (VICE CHAIR)
  • JIM SPEED (TREASURER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2021. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Helping homeless youth reach their potential by providing housing, case management, and support.

What it reported doing in 2021

"shelter & day program - the shelter and day drop-in program provides 24-hour, safe, temporary emergency shelter for homeless youth, counseling services, including individual, family and group counseling, prevention services, case management services, case planning that fully involves parents and legal guardians towards reunification whenever appropriate, mediation services, aftercare services and supports, referrals and service linkage. "youth health clinic - the shaw house youth health clinic 'shaw care' is one of only two youth health clinics in the state for homeless youth population. The clinic provides well-child checks, preventive health care services, prescriptions and medication. The clinic is open to all homeless and street youth and free of charge. Referrals are made by case managers and outreach workers to ensure medical needs are addressed. "on-site school program - the program has been established in response to the increasing numbers of homeless youth that shaw house serves, that are outside of the state education system, and that have not been successful in continuing and completing their education in traditional high school. Shaw house is partnering with the carlton project of presque isle and howland school system in Maine in order to provide an on-site education program at shaw house this partnership ensures that youth participating and completing the program are eligible to earn credits and graduate with a high school diploma. The curriculum of the school program meets fully the guiding principles of the Maine learning results and the coursework fulfills Maine state requirements for graduation from high school.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 89% 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. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 85
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 94
  • Sustainability: 40
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 81.5%; rating input score 81
  • Program expense ratio: 87.9%; rating input score 88
  • Fundraising efficiency: $295.75 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 93; 93rd 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: 6 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 86
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 7.3%; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.72; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.62; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.7% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0.5% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -4% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 81.5% of revenue deployed · 87.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 6 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $1.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2010 to 2021
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

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

  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 43/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Form 990 shared with the board not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 28/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 12/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Federal audit findings: this organization reported findings in its latest federal Single Audit.