SustainableWorks Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
911573790
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2012
Forms available
Form 990 2012
Location
Seattle, WA, USA
Phone
2065752252
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Community, Neighborhood Development

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$6,901,128
Expenses
$6,930,840
Assets
$1,664,367
Liabilities
$1,241,166

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

The Organization connects community organizations representing disenfranchised groups and under-employed segments of the population to union apprenticeship and college trade programs to create local living-wage jobs and provide valuable trades skills in the emerging "green economy". The Organization utilizes community based organizing for economic justice with a focus on economic benefits for families and pathways to quality "green" jobs. The Organization performs energy conservation audits and efficiency upgrades for property owners to reduce carbon emissions, improve building energy efficiency, promote sustainable practices, and provide on-the-job training for entry level workers.

What it reported doing in 2012

Leadership development, workforce pipeline, organizing for economic justice, and delivering energy conservation to local property owners

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

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: 100
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 30
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

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: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • 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: -0.4%; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.24; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.75; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 1.4%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

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

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 12 of 12 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $6.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $94K · 13 people listed
  • Consistency: 30 of 30 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Related organizations: 5 filed related-organization links
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 33/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 10/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Whistleblower policy not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 17/100.