Streetlight Mission Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
262221180
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2017
Forms available
Form 990 2017
Location
Elizabeth, NJ, USA
Phone
9084777918
Rating
60
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alcohol, Drug and Substance Abuse, Dependency Prevention and Treatment

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$12,953
Expenses
$19,877
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2017. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • REV KAREN YUSCHAK (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • MARK BORST (TRUSTEE)
  • PASTOR SEAN ISAACS (TRUSTEE)
  • STEVEN VORRIUS (CHAIR)

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

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2017. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Our vision is to see the lives of children and their families who are struggling from the ravages of poverty, abuse, neglect, and hopelessness restored and the bondages broken through the love of god. Whereby men, women and children can be free to fulfill the plans for which they were created. We realize that at some time in our lives we all need some help. Over the past 5 years we have seen a disturbing trend whereby children are having more trouble at school, with friends, and even at home. Yet working with children we have seen that with mentoring and other supportive resources they are eager to change the trajectory of their life. The benefits to the children, their families, and the communities in which they live is priceless. This results in a reduction in school drop outs, in teen pregnancies, in unemployment, and in generational poverty. The streetlight mission will not deny anyone access to services because of their beliefs, race, religion or sexual preference. People do not n

What it reported doing in 2017

Streetlight mission has joined the non-profit covenant house of New Jersey. Covenant house is the leader in caring for homeless, abandoned, and trafficked youth. They have been serving the young for more than 40 years. They now have facilities in 31 cities and in 6 countries. This union will leverage the strengths of both organizations, providing comprehensive, life changing, help to more homeless youth. Covenant house New Jersey's comprehensive continuum of care provides housing, food, medical, mental health, legal, job assistance, and spiritual care services as kids move from homelessness to self-sufficiency. As part of covenant house, the streetlight property located at 424 westminster ave., elizabeth will be completed. There, 20 youth between the ages of 18 and 21 will have a safe place to begin their future. Each resident will receive basic necessities like food, shelter, and clothing, as well as medical, mental health, legal, job assistance, and spiritual care services through the covenant house continuum of care. The goal is to help each child journey towards self-sufficiency and a future that is filled with hope.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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 - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 37
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 81
  • Sustainability: 19
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 42.2%; rating input score 42
  • Program expense ratio: 27.4%; rating input score 27
  • Fundraising efficiency: $5.75 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings

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: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 87.5%; rating input score 88; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -53.5%; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -43.7% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -14.6% per year; rating input score 0; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 9.5% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 42.2% of revenue deployed · 27.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 8 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $5K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 12 of 12 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2010 to 2017
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 42/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 27/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 43/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 24/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.