Tesh Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
820297105
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Coeur Dalene, ID, USA
Phone
2087655105
Rating
72
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Centers to Support the Independence of Specific Populations

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,035,796
Expenses
$1,301,850
Assets
$2,139,822
Liabilities
$126,332

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

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MARCEE HARTZEL (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • MARCEE HARTZEL (CEO): $111,669 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To offer choices and opportunities to people of all ages seeking greater independence, self sufficiency, and participation in their community.

What it reported doing in 2024

Employment Services (Supported Employment, Work Center & Janitorial Services)Teshs Employment Services support individuals with developmental disabilities in obtaining and maintaining meaningful, competitive employment. Tesh supports 30+ individuals through job coaching, job development, and ongoing workplace support in integrated community settings. Participants are placed with local employers and receive individualized coaching to build job skills, reliability, and workplace communication.Tesh also operates a Work Center program, providing paid work experience through contracts with local businesses (including assembly, packaging, and shredding services), supporting approximately 1015 participants at any given time and processing thousands of pounds of materials annually.In addition, Tesh operates community-based janitorial crews, employing 20+ individuals who provide routine cleaning services at local businesses and facilities. These crews offer consistent, paid employment opportunities while building transferable job skills, teamwork, and independence in realworld work environments. Across all employment programs, Tesh delivers an estimated 10,000+ hours of vocational support annually, advancing economic self-sufficiency, job retention, and community inclusion for the individuals served.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 82% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 66
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 79
  • Sustainability: 31
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 79.2%; rating input score 79
  • Program expense ratio: 64.2%; rating input score 64
  • Fundraising efficiency: $1.44 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -25.7%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.64; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.06; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 8.6%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -8.1% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -3.4% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7.8% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 79.2% of revenue deployed · 64.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 4 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $836K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $112K · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 4/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 7/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 59/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 42/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 50/100.