The Center for Loss and Bereavement

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
233011941
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Skippack, PA, USA
Phone
6102224110
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Counseling, Support Groups

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$994,586
Expenses
$1,150,755
Assets
$729,836
Liabilities
$167,340

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

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CHRISTOPHER GROSSO (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (JAN 2025))
  • CHRISTOPHER SMITH (BOARD PRESIDENT)
  • BETH SMITH (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • EMILY VINCENT (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THROUGH JAN 2025))

Highest reported compensation

  • EMILY VINCENT (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THROUGH JAN 2025)): $96,237 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 center for loss and bereavement is a non-profit resource of specialized knowledge and professional support that provides meaningful connection and restorative guidance for those impacted by grief. Our vision is for all facing loss to find solace and renewed strength while investing in life.

What it reported doing in 2024

The center for loss and bereavement is the only organization in the greater phila region that specializes in providing comprehensive services to promote the health and resiliency of individuals, families, and organizations facing profound grief and loss. The center has offered specialized care and compassionate connection to thousands of program participants over its 25 years of mission work. By providing a variety of services including grief counseling, peer support groups, and both public and professional education, the center has expanded awareness and advocacy while partnering with dozens of local organizations to better meet the needs of bereaved children, teens, and families, along with employee wellness. In the last fiscal year, our center has provided direct care services to more than 700 people, and worked with community partners and schools in supporting organizational needs through education, consult, and in off-site programs when needed. All services are provided for reduced / sliding scale fees (counseling), or at no cost to the participants (children and family group program). The generosity of donors and foundations, along with many volunteers, allows our programs to be provided to more people without added financial burden.

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.

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 some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 70
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 23
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 81.8%; rating input score 82
  • Program expense ratio: 69.7%; rating input score 70
  • Fundraising efficiency: $2.79 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -15.7%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.63; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.23; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 8.4%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8.5% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.4% 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: 81.8% of revenue deployed · 69.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $802K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $96K · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 8/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 12/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 29/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 29/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 42/100.