Shelter Care Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
341172458
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Tallmadge, OH, USA
Phone
3306305600
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Residential Mental Health Treatment

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,874,605
Expenses
$3,914,452
Assets
$6,765,869
Liabilities
$221,362

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

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KIM RAY (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • WESLEY D FAIR (PRESIDENT)
  • JOSEPH M RIZZO (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • WESLEY D FAIR (PRESIDENT): $150,392 total reported compensation
  • JOSEPH M RIZZO (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $149,375 total reported compensation
  • JOANNA L BROWN (CLINICAL DIRECTOR): $121,878 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 meet the needs of the community by empowering youth & families through community mental health services that include residential and non-residential treatment for youth between the ages of 6 and 21 years who manifest emotional, behavioral, or social adjustment problems. Youth may be referred for treatment as a self-referral or by the family; child welfare juvenile justice or mental health systems. Services provided include housing; clothing; food; mental health assessment; individual, family and group counseling; community psychiatric supportive treatment; education and employment opportunities; recreation; transportation; medical and psychological care; and full time supervision.

What it reported doing in 2024

Residential and non-residential treatment services: shelter care, inc. Is a community mental health center that provides residential and non-residential treatment services for youth between the ages of 6 & 21 who manifest emotional, behavioral, or family adjustment type problems. Five divisions provide a continuum of residential care that includes short-term crisis intervention, intermediate or respite care, long-term care en route to independent living, residential services for pregnant teens and outreach services. Short-term care is provided through two emergency shelters. This program utilizes a shift-staff model with qualified persons serving in supervisory and counseling capacities on a 24-hour basis. The intermediate and long-term care is provided through a network of respite and shelter homes that utilize a family model with qualified persons serving in child care and counseling capacities. Residential services for pregnant teens are provided through the teen pregnancy shelter. This program also utilizes a shift-staff model providing services on a 24-hour basis. Funding for the agency comes primarily through per diem rates from referring agencies and contributions from service groups, businesses, local churches, and individuals. Shelter care, inc. Is licensed by the Ohio department of jobs and family services. Total youth served: 20 for 3,064 days.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 76
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 94
  • Sustainability: 43
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 78.4%; rating input score 78
  • Program expense ratio: 77.6%; rating input score 78
  • Fundraising efficiency: $18.25 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 57; 57th 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: 88.9%; rating input score 89; 20th 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: -1%; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.73; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 10.8%; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.2% per year; rating input score 100; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.5% per year; rating input score 100; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.4% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 78.4% of revenue deployed · 77.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 9 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $150K · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 57/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 29/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 57/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 28/100.