Southeast Missouri Area Agency on Aging Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
431020886
IRS 990 coverage
2015–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Cape Girardeau, MO, USA
Phone
5733353331
Rating
89
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Senior Centers

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$12,165,520
Expenses
$12,496,520
Assets
$5,727,566
Liabilities
$1,192,196

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

Leadership & pay

21 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CANDY WILFONG (PRESIDENT)
  • JOHN FULLER (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • SHERRI SNIDER (PAST PRESIDENT)
  • LANA JOHNSON (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • LANA JOHNSON (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $129,365 total reported compensation
  • MARSHA STUBBS THRU DEC 2024 (FISCAL OFFICER): $108,497 total reported compensation
  • BETH BOLLINGER (FISCAL OFFICER): $77,990 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Develop a coordinated delivery system of services to assist and enable older missourians to remain in their homes and enhance their quality of life. The agency funds nutrition, transportation, in-home, legal, and information and assistance programs, among others.

What it reported doing in 2024

Title iii-c and ssgb funded programs for people aged 60 and older and certain handicapped individuals aged 18-59. Participants are informed of the cost of the meal and are encouraged to make confidential contributions. They are not charged for the meal and are allowed to have a meal regardless of the willingness or ability to contribute.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 97% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 53% for direct work, and 47% for grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 85
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 30
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 96.6%; rating input score 97
  • Program expense ratio: 94%; rating input score 94
  • 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: 99.9%; rating input score 100; 39th 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: -2.7%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.46; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.21; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.5%; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.6% per year; rating input score 100; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.7% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 16.5% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 96.6% of revenue deployed · 94% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 18 of 18 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $11.7M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $129K · 21 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 3 contractors listed · $790K reported
  • Consistency: 32 of 32 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2015 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 36 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 33 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 22/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 14/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 57/100.