The Arc of Wichita County Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
751368674
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Wichita Falls, TX, USA
Phone
9406922303
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Developmentally Disabled Centers

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,054,983
Expenses
$1,016,227
Assets
$2,342,201
Liabilities
$16,325

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

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • ANTHONY WATKINS (Executive Dir.): $64,715 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 wichita county, inc. Is a non-profit volunteer organization, dedicated to including individuals with intellectual and other developmental disabilities in their communities.

What it reported doing in 2024

The organization's programs assist persons with intellectual or other developmental disabilities by providing direct assistance to the individuals through training programs, educational programs, prevocational training and financial assistance as well as promoting independent living and social development. Over 250 individuals benefit from these services. The organization sponsors camps for individuals with developmental disabilities. There were 140 campers attending in 2025.generally, 15-25 special needs children, ages 3 thru 21, are enrolled in a licensed child care program through the arc. Child care is available for after school, early release days, and winter, spring and summer breaks. The bridge program serves an additional 9 teens and adults thru its after school program.beginning in fiscal year september 30, 2016, the arc added hero house which serves an average of 40-45 people with developmental disabilities each week. Hero house provides social development, work skills and independent living training. In may of 2024, the arc added a second location in graham, Texas which serves an additional 20 - 25 qualifying individuals. The arc will open a third hero house in april of 2026 to serve an additional 15-20 individuals.the arc offers a social program that usually serves 250 adults and teens with intellectual and developmental disabilities.the transportation program transports more than 20 individuals to and from programs and schools. It also assists with the independent living program which generally serves 10-15 individuals by actively engaging with them to help meet their needs so that they can continue to live on their own.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 61% of the money available for current operations came from other operating 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

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: 87
  • Transparency & Controls: 86
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 56
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 90%; rating input score 90
  • Program expense ratio: 91.6%; rating input score 92
  • Fundraising efficiency: $17.19 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 16th 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: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 3.7%; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.3; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6.4%; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 11% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 9.7% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.3% per year; rating input score 100; 31st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 90% of revenue deployed · 91.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 12 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $931K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $65K · 13 people listed
  • Consistency: 27 of 28 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 54/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 47/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 49/100.