The Arc of Quinebaug Valley Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 060847364
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2015–2018
- Forms available
- Form 990 2018
- Location
- Danielson, CT, USA
- Phone
- 8607742827
- Rating
- 73
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Developmentally Disabled Centers
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $5,586,041
- Expenses
- $5,550,507
- Assets
- $3,666,546
- Liabilities
- $1,912,641
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2018. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
28 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Emily Morrison (Board President (thru 12.31.18))
- Linda Rhodes (Board President (eff 1.1.19))
- Susan Desrosiers (Executive Director (thru 12.31.18))
Highest reported compensation
- Susan Desrosiers (Executive Director (thru 12.31.18)): $97,317 total reported compensation
- Nancy McGeowan (Chief Fin. Officer (thru 5.31.19)): $75,318 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2018. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Founded in 1952, The Arc Quinebaug Valley is a nonprofit human services agency committed to supporting individuals (and their families) with intellectual, developmental and other life-affecting disabilities. We provide opportunities through advocacy and supports for work, play and education so each person experiences personal growth, dignity, respect, choice and greater independence to live life to the fullest.
What it reported doing in 2018
Day Service programs provide individuals with disabilities the ability to participate in daily activities, education and community inclusion. Community experience is an integrated program within Day Services which consists of social, vocational and recreational opportunities for individuals who may be transitioning from work to retirement. Classes are also essential in day programs as individuals are able to learn something new each and every day. Our classroom style programming offers classes in cooking, sports, nature, music, fine motor exercises, sign language and so much more.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Earned-program. 96% 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.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 80
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 32
- Sustainability: 37
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 86.2%; rating input score 86
- Program expense ratio: 86.8%; rating input score 87
- Fundraising efficiency: $6.63 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 29; 29th 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: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
- 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: Fail
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 0.6%; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.66; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.52; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 3.1%; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 2.3% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 2.2% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 11.9% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 86.2% of revenue deployed · 86.8% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 0 of 13 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $4.8M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $97K · 28 people listed
- Consistency: 32 of 32 current checks pass
- Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 4 filing years from 2015 to 2018
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
- 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 — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 29/100.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 9 not reported.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 38/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 30/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 23/100.