Starting Somewhere Corp

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
843389914
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2019–2019
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2019, Form 990-N 2018
Location
Charleston, WV, USA
Phone
3046449400
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Centers to Support the Independence of Specific Populations

Reported finances

Revenue
$140,000
Expenses
$57,000
Assets
$109,500
Liabilities
$26,500

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Keven Pitsenbarger (President)

People named in this filing

  • Keven Pitsenbarger (President)
  • Chelsea Thomas (Treasurer)
  • Joseph hanson (Operations manager)

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

To become a safe and resourceful facility that offers substance use treatment and recovery options to underprivileged and disadvantaged populations at no charge to the individual. Our main area of focus lies within housing, transportation, education and career development/placement.

What it reported doing in 2019

Providing Housing for disadvantaged and underprivileged individuals affected by substance use disorder and it's many consequences. The program was designed by the President of the organization. In addition to designing the program, the President finances and performs all construction and renovations to the eleven thousand square foot facility. An average of 65 hours per week is dedicated to completing construction plans, planning and collaborating with other organizations. The facility has eight seperate units, three of which will house clients for various lengths of time according to their goals and circumstances. Aprox 36 beds will be available for men ages 18 and older. Beds, linen, food, shelter and an abundant of resources are available to clients with the goal of improving their quality of life regardless of their starting point. The construction and development has cost aprox 29,500 dollars and will require added costs to obtain beds. An average length of stay in the state of wv in similiar facilities is 30 days. By using that average we would directly improve the life's of up to 408 individuals per year while connecting every client to employment or apprenteschip training.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filed totals do not add up.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 69
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 79
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 50.4%; rating input score 50
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 59.3%; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.92; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.24; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 50.4% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $70K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 9 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 50/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Part III program expenses within total did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 22/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.