The Alcove Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 581389152
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2011–2011
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2011
- Location
- Monroe, GA, USA
- Phone
- 7702679156
- Rating
- 86
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Children's, Youth Services
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $148,631
- Expenses
- $365,690
- Assets
- $102,543
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2011. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
7 people listed
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2011. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Since 1979, The Alcove, Inc. has been a multi-service youth and family organization operating with the mission committed to being the regional leader by-example of demand-driven progressive services to strengthen and protect youth and families. We are a private non-profit agency committed to serving and enriching family life.The Alcove provides individual, group and family support services. We strive to build self-esteem, independence, positive outlook and the ability to make responsible decisions. We are dedicated to giving children and families the chance they deserve.We believe that by providing a resource for teens and families facing the stress of everyday life we will in turn help strengthen the communities we serve. Stronger families equals a stronger community.
What it reported doing in 2011
THE ORGANIZATION OPERATED AND MAINTAINED A SHORT-TERM RESIDENTIAL SHELTER FOR TROUBLED YOUTH The Alcove, Inc. seeks to serve youth not only in the shelter, but also in the community. The following paragraphs describe our community-based programs.Through the Life Skills Training program, the Alcove provides services to youth in local (Newton and Walton Counties) elementary, middle, and high schools, helping them to develop the skills, attitudes, and knowledge bases necessary to resist drug use and develop positive coping skills. These groups occur during school hours, and our participants are either recommended by counselors or parent referrals. Life Skills groups usually consist of about 6-8 individuals and run for a duration of about 10-12 weeks. These groups, generally speaking, begin at the beginning of a semester and come to a close at the end of a semester. In the All Stars program, middle school youth are engaged in the process of setting goals for the future and recognizing how drugs, alcohol, and high-risk behaviors do not fit with their future aspirations. This program involves many take home activities that are to be worked through with parents or other adult figures, promoting bonding between youth and positive adults. In conjunction with the Youth Development Coordinator at The Walton County Partnership for Children, Families and Youth, The Alcove Inc. assists the Youth Advocacy Board, comprised of eighth grade and high school students of Walton County. These youth are trained as leaders for their peers in promoting healthy lifestyle choices, learning leadership, communication and mediation skills, and promoting fun drug-free alternatives. Some of these youth also engage the residents at the Alcove in a "buddy system," in which they will be spending time in the shelter, hanging out with the residents, and serving as positive peer support. Further, The Alcove, Inc. serves Walton County through community education prevention initiatives such as Red Ribbon week and other community education events related to issues surrounding youth and families.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
- 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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 91
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 8
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 74.7%; rating input score 75
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -146%; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.28; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: Limited
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 74.7% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $273K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $47K · 7 people listed
- Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- 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.
Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 27/100.
- High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.