Some Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237098123
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
2027978806
Rating
90
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$43,400,634
Expenses
$56,874,592
Assets
$165,746,303
Liabilities
$61,817,342

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

Leadership & pay

27 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • FR JOHN ADAMS (PRESIDENT EMERITUS)
  • RALPH F BOYD (PRESIDENT/CEO)
  • RACHEL NICHOLAS (EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT)
  • SUSAN NIGHTINGALE (SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • RALPH F BOYD (PRESIDENT/CEO): $322,377 total reported compensation
  • TROY SWANDA (SEVP, COO): $289,948 total reported compensation
  • MICHELLE BARNABY (EVP, CFO): $254,059 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Some exists to help the poor and homeless by providing for immediate needs of food, clothing, healthcare and long-term needs of affordable housing, job training, addiction treatment and counseling.

What it reported doing in 2024

Center for employment training - in 2024, 131 cet students enrolled at the center for employment training program. 73% of students graduated and 62% of students were employed after completing the program in careers earning at or above minimum wage. Students average starting wage increased for the 8th consecutive year to $20.70. Some's center for employment training prepares adults with the hard and soft skills needed to secure jobs as medical administrative assistants, medical assistants, building maintenance service technicians, and heating ventilation & air conditioning (hvac) technicians. Emergency assistance services - a total of 250,253 meals were served through our dining rooms and in our residential programs. 20,100 hygiene kits were distributed, and 4,030 showers were provided to people experiencing homelessness. Senior services - in 2024, some's senior center provided 145 extremely low-income senior citizens with hot meals, counseling, transportation, and recreation services. Some provided emergency housing and support to 10 abused and neglected senior citizens in the only program for such citizens in the district of columbia.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 64% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 99% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

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: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 34
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 84.8%; rating input score 85
  • Fundraising efficiency: $8.45 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th 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: -31%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.91; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.37; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4.5%; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8.7% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.7% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.5% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 84.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 14 of 14 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $48.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $322K · 27 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 4 contractors listed · $596K reported
  • Consistency: 38 of 38 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 12 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 18 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 33/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 3/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 39/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 55/100.