Summit House Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
561552542
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2012
Forms available
Form 990 2012
Location
Greensboro, NC, USA
Phone
3366919888
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Residential Mental Health Treatment

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$14,251
Expenses
$191,452
Assets
$1,649,618
Liabilities
$1,034,723

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2012. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2012. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Summit house is a residential alternative-to-prison program for mothers convicted of non-violent crime and their minor children. Summit house is a non-profit organization that serves all 100 North Carolina counties and saves state tax payers over $1million net annually. With location in the piedmont of North Carolina, summit house empowers convicted mothers to break the multigenerational cycle of poverty, violence, and substance abuse that is their history, and to create a new life for themselves and their children. Summit house strives to keep families together by maximizing healthy bonding between mothers and children. The organization is committed to working with women who have the desire and dedication to change their lives through counseling, life and job skills training.

What it reported doing in 2012

Program expenses are to keep the organization operating during time of temporary cessation of operations which are related to the programs. Operations were temporarily suspended as of june 30, 2012. No new admissions added to summit house after june 30, 2012.there were a total of 0 mothers in the program in year end june 2013..the program - providing residential services to mothers convicted of non-violent crime, and children during the year. Residential services included medical expenses and prescriptions, groceries and supplies, enrichment and recreational support, drug screenings, education support and school supplies, parenting skills, behavior modification, personal counseling, substance abuse counseling, financial management and job skills & employment.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 95% 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

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 28
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 65th 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: -1,243.4%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 8.62; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.63; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -73.8% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 87.8% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $132K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 13 people listed
  • Consistency: 18 of 18 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2009 to 2012
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 3/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 11/100.