The Advocacy Center Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237298613
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2014
Forms available
Form 990 2014
Location
Rochester, NY, USA
Phone
5852247204
Rating
89
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Disabled Persons' Rights

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,244,397
Expenses
$2,300,846
Assets
$467,035
Liabilities
$284,747

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2014. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

31 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ADAM ANOLIK (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • GLORIELA BURNS (PRESIDENT)
  • COLIN GARWOOD (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • COLIN GARWOOD (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $143,626 total reported compensation
  • JAMES VAN OVERBAKE (FINANCE DIRECTOR): $101,861 total reported compensation
  • CHRISTINA JOHNCOX (DIRECTOR OF FINANCE THRU 1/6/14): $1,961 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2014. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The advocacy center empowers individuals with disabilities and their families to advocate for themselves and realize their personal goals. Together we build strong, inclusive communities by increasing the ability of community members to support and value all individuals.

What it reported doing in 2014

Family support service program - assists developmentally disabled individuals and their families with accessing information and services to help live a productive life. (approximately 727 clients served)

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 78% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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

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

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 90
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 25
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 89.9%; rating input score 90
  • Program expense ratio: 87.7%; rating input score 88
  • Fundraising efficiency: $1,220.42 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 98; 98th 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: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -2.5%; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.2; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.61; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 1.4%; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.6% per year; rating input score 100; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0.3% per year; rating input score 0; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.3% per year; rating input score 100; 36th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 89.9% of revenue deployed · 87.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 25 of 25 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $144K · 31 people listed
  • Consistency: 34 of 34 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and related organizations
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2012 to 2014
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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 — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 23/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 8/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 22/100.