The Arc of the South Shore Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
042302069
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Hingham, MA, USA
Phone
7813353023
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Developmentally Disabled Centers

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$16,829,071
Expenses
$16,775,584
Assets
$14,952,572
Liabilities
$5,536,855

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

Leadership & pay

25 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ELIZABETH SANDBLOM (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER(AS OF 2/2025))
  • ABIGAIL PARRILLA (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER(UNTIL 9/2024))

Highest reported compensation

  • ABIGAIL PARRILLA (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER(UNTIL 9/2024)): $232,062 total reported compensation
  • TANYA DUNCAN (CHIEF HR OFFICER (UNTIL 1/2025)): $156,300 total reported compensation
  • BENJAMIN SCHINELLER (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER): $155,561 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

The arc of the south shore is committed to empowering families and individuals of all ages with disabilities to reach their fullest potential. The organization achieves this by providing high quality individualized services and opportunities that foster independence, community inclusion, and advocacy.

What it reported doing in 2024

Day habilitation - the day habilitation division is a multi-faceted program for adults with disabilities. The program employs a team approach to provide a wide range of therapeutic supports with the goal of improving independent functioning in the areas of self-care, mobility, communication, health maintenance, nutrition, social skills, community integration and behavior management. Pathways to possibilites - the pathways to possibilities division (formerly community-based day supports) provides adults with developmental disabilities with skills needed to develop, enhance and maintain their competence and confidence in personal, social and community-based activities. Included in the program are training and work options to develop and foster skills and attributes necessary for social and vocational independence. Personal care management - the personal care management division enables eligible individuals with a permanent or chronic disability to live in their own residence or community with support provided by a personal care attendant who provides physical assistance in at least 2 areas of activities of daily living. Family supports - the family supports division provides respite and recreational opportunities for children, young adults and adults with developmental disabilities. Planned activities facilitate the development of interpersonal skills and relationships, enhance emotional and social functioning and promote greater community inclusion.employment - the employment division offers adults with developmental disabilities the opportunity to perform paid subcontract work tasks at our work center as well as opportunities for employment in the community. The program assists individuals to become members of the workforce through job skill acquisition, job preference/ability evaluation, job recruitment, on-the-job training, transportation and activities of daily living instruction.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 81
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 96
  • Sustainability: 35
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 84.2%; rating input score 84
  • Program expense ratio: 84.3%; rating input score 84
  • Fundraising efficiency: $21.79 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • 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: 94.4%; rating input score 94; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0.3%; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.89; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.37; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6.2%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.9% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.6% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 84.2% of revenue deployed · 84.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 17 of 18 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $14.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $232K · 25 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 4 contractors listed · $1.2M reported
  • Consistency: 36 of 36 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 7 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 59/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 34/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 32/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 39/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 41/100.