Sojourner Development Corporation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
161370403
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2012–2019
Forms available
Form 990 2018, Form 990-EZ 2019
Location
Rochester, NY, USA
Phone
5854367100
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Community, Neighborhood Development

Reported finances

Revenue
$19
Expenses
$14,844
Assets
$69,510
Liabilities
$401

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2019. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Susan Boss (Executive Director)

People named in this filing

  • Sharon Conheady (Member)
  • Mary Fisher (Member)
  • Kathryn Thomas (Member)

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

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2019. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Sojourner Development Corporation is a not-for-profit organization, involved in the development and establishment of permanent housing for women and children in Rochester, New York. The primary goal is to make available affordable housing in an environment that will promote the improvement of the economic, social and independent status of women. The women and children stay in a facility owned by the Organization and are provided supportive services in educational, civic, and social areas. The Organization obtains its support directly from individuals and government agencies in the community.

What it reported doing in 2019

Sojourner Development provides permanant housing for over 50 women and children each year. The goal is to improve the economic, mental, moral, and independent status of women.

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from recurring investment income.
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. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 84
  • Transparency & Controls: 75
  • Sustainability: 36
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 57.4%; rating input score 57

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 91.7%; rating input score 92; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -78,026.3%; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.68; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -13.9% per year; rating input score 0; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -18.2% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -10.9% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 57.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $9K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2012 to 2019
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Related organizations: 3 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 57/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 39/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.