Tempe Community Council Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
510189790
IRS 990 coverage
2015–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Tempe, AZ, USA
Phone
4808582300
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Neighborhood, Block Associations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,049,131
Expenses
$1,178,137
Assets
$1,909,232
Liabilities
$100,652

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

Leadership & pay

19 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • BERNADETTE COGGINS (TEMPE COALITION PD): $102,060 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Tempe community council's (tcc) mission is to connect those in need with those who care. Tcc does this by convening community, conducting research, determining priorities, implementing effective programs and exemplifying prudent stewardship of resources. A nonpartisan organization, tcc serves as a means for individuals and organizations to work together to identify and plan for needed human service programs in the community.

What it reported doing in 2024

Community impact programs: community impact programs encompass various initiatives supporting communityprojects, human services, and collaborations in tempe. Through agency review, tccadministers grants, trains agencies, and engages community volunteers to evaluateand recommend the allocation of $1.14 million in taxpayer funds to support vitalhuman services on behalf of the city of tempe. In fy 2024-2025, 62 volunteerscontributed over 1,300 hours to this process, which includes reviewing applications, interviewing agencies and conducting site visits. Tcc also hosts community ofpractice sessions, uniting stakeholders to address trends, share information, andimprove services. Free specialized trainings, such as trauma-informed care, areprovided to local service providers. Additionally, tccs program development and planning activities utilize data from its triennial community needs assessment and other demographic resources to inform program planning, policy development, and identification of unmet human service needs in tempe. A comprehensive citywide human services assessment was completed in 202425, and its findings will guide future planning efforts and ensure that strategies and investments are targeted, data-driven, and responsive to current community needs.tempe community foundation (tcf) established an endowment fund with the arizonacommunity foundation several years ago to build a lasting source of funding foraddressing human service needs in tempe. Each year, a portion of the funds growthis distributed to local agencies based on the priorities identified by the tcc board of directors. Past grants have supported emergency rent and mortgage assistance, start-up project funding, legal services for low-income residents, covid-19 crisis relief, mental health services, aging support, financial instability, disability resources and homelessness prevention. The tcf endowment serves as a perpetual source of funding complemented by the collaborative fund, which allows donors to make contributions that can be utilized throughout the year for immediate needs. All distribution of these funds follow a grant process approved by the tcc board of directors, in collaboration with the tcf advisory committee. The tcc board of directors also works to grow the foundations resources by securing legacy gifts and identifying additional revenue sources.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 55% for direct work, and 45% for grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and assets have declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 87
  • Transparency & Controls: 91
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 35
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 94.5%; rating input score 94
  • Program expense ratio: 83.7%; rating input score 84
  • Fundraising efficiency: $23.3 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 94.7%; rating input score 95; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 99.3%; rating input score 99; 49th 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: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Limited
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -12.3%; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.62; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.05; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 8.7%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.6% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.8% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -2.5% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 94.5% of revenue deployed · 83.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 16 of 16 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $987K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $102K · 19 people listed
  • Consistency: 38 of 39 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2015 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 4 filed related-organization links
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 15/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 58/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 41/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 51/100.