Spring Community Partners Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
271622411
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Dobbs Ferry, NY, USA
Phone
9143436299
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$166,875
Expenses
$196,838
Assets
$90,859
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

16 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • ROBERTA LARKINS (Executive Dir.): $45,000 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

SPRING Community Partners, Inc.s primary purpose is to promote childrens full and active participation in the life of their school and community, regardless of means. The organization also creates and strengthens community-wide links, develops and conducts its own programming, and provides guidance, advocacy and assistance to support childrens educational, recreational and social activities in the Village of Dobbs Ferry, New York.

What it reported doing in 2024

THIS CATEGORY INCLUDES VARIOUS PROGRAMS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: ENRICHMENT / SPORTS (EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES): Coordinates participation and covers fees and expenses for after school and summer enrichment and sports classes, activities, programs and teams. # served: 71Pre-School Assistance: Coordinates placements and provides tuition assistance for pre-school aged students at local nursery schools. # served: 7HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR AWARDS: Provides graduating seniors with awards for community service, resilience and pursuit of post-high school education and training. # served: 7Summer Programs: Administers registrations and provides financial assistance for community summer camp, recreation, sports, arts, theater and STEM programs, and swimming pool memberships for children and families. Develops and runs summer academic and social emotional learning programs for at-risk students in elementary and middle school grades. # served: 118

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 79% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 73% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 87
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 25
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 93.4%; rating input score 93
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -18%; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.46; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 22.9%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 12.3% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 11.4% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.4% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 93.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 17 of 17 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $184K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $45K · 16 people listed
  • Consistency: 19 of 20 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2012 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 15/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 23/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 16/100.