Shiawassee United Way

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
386006199
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2017
Forms available
Form 990 2017
Location
Owosso, MI, USA
Phone
9897238227
Rating
70
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Federated Giving Programs

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$56,694
Expenses
$107,690
Assets
$153,223
Liabilities
$4,840

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2017. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MARK HUDSON (PRESIDENT)
  • MICHAEL DEWEY (CEO-INTERIM)

Highest reported compensation

  • MICHAEL DEWEY (CEO-INTERIM): $14,000 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2017. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To unite people and other resources to improve and strengthen the quality of life for all people in shiawassee county.

What it reported doing in 2017

Shiawassee hunger network - shiawassee united way serves as administrator for the shiawassee hunger network. This is an alliance of ten independently run food and/or personal needs pantries located throughout shiawassee county. The united way provides clerical, management, and fundraising support for the alliance. For the six months ended june 30, 2016, the shiawassee hunger network pantries distributed 88,562 complete meals to approximately 10,959 persons.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 89% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 45% for direct work, and 55% for grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 52
  • Transparency & Controls: 93
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 23
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 71.8%; rating input score 72
  • Program expense ratio: 36.7%; rating input score 37
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 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: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -89.9%; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.42; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 13%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -26.6% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -12.6% per year; rating input score 0; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -9.1% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 71.8% of revenue deployed · 36.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 12 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $40K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $14K · 13 people listed
  • Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes grants
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2011 to 2017
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 37/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 19/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 31/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 16/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 27/100.