The Orange Duffel Bag Initiative Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
271845671
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023
Location
Atlanta, GA, USA
Phone
8005985150
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Youth Development Programs

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$470,780
Expenses
$471,828
Assets
$347,010
Liabilities
$52,515

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MICHAEL DALY (PRESIDENT)
  • DIANA BLACK (VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • MICHAEL DALY (PRESIDENT): $68,251 total reported compensation
  • DIANA BLACK (VICE PRESIDENT): $55,020 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Odbi serves academically and economically at-risk high school and college students, providing participants evidence and trauma-informed programs and proven methodology of certified executive-level coaching to empower each individual toward self-advocacy, self-reliance, improved education and employment outcomes. Odbi's services are a human investment in the lives of these students, offering them a pathway out of poverty through self-exploration, improved critical thinking, access to technology and a focus on education retention and completion.odbi's high school and college coaching programs are data-informed and individually evaluated, with key student outcomes achieved being: 1) improved critical thinking 2) improved attendance and gpa 3) improved self-esteem 4) reduced anger 5) improved retention and academic progress 6) graduation achievement 7) accelerated career exploration and postsecondary planning.

What it reported doing in 2023

From 2010 through 2023, odbi coached more than 1,800 at-risk high school and college students, who were homeless, in foster care or experiencing high poverty, delivering 115 12-session coaching programs led by executive-level life coaches: 89 programs delivered to 1,338 high school students; 26 coaching for college completion (ccc) programs delivered to 465 postsecondary students.in 2023, following covid, odbi successfully returned to our traditional college campus program delivery for high school students experiencing homelessness or foster care in two school districts. For students in foster care unable to attend sessions in-person, odbi delivered coaching virtually. Odbi continued its partnership with the nsoro educational foundation to deliver the odbi coaching for college completion (ccc) program to nsoro college students in foster care across the nation. In addition to renewed contracting with department of human services (dhs) and Georgia's 5th largest school district's homeless education department, odbi continued its community partnership with the place of forsyth to serve students in need. Odbi conducted a second professional development odbi coaching certification with educators in clayton county public schools (ccps). Ccps certified coaches successfully delivered programming to students in need underscoring the impact and positive outcomes of the coaching model and curriculum. Georgia enacted the fostering success act tax credit in 2023, and odbi became a qualified foster child organization, allowing donors to claim a dollar-for-dollar tax credit for pre-approved donations made to odbi. Odbi was again invited to present at the national association for the education of homeless children and youth conference in new orleans and the Georgia conference on children and families in augusta, ga. Odbi continued to broaden corporate and foundation sponsorship and awareness in support of our programming services. Odbi partnered with two new resources - north river church and amerigroup. Odbi continued to receive generous support from je dunn construction through fundraising event sponsorships and support of general operations. The noblin foundation, the primerica foundation, sky ranch foundation, locum tenens as well as the ecker family and the lisle family continued their support. Odbi officers continued strategic membership in the following in 2023: Georgia youth opportunities initiative (gyoi) department of human services celebration of excellence learning employment and academic possibilities (leap) together Georgia national association for the education of homeless children & youth odbi has its financials independently audited each year. In 2023, odbi exceeded its goal of 85% in that 86% of its revenue from contributions went directly to student/program services.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 79% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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: 87
  • Transparency & Controls: 86
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 33
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 88.3%; rating input score 88
  • Program expense ratio: 87.9%; rating input score 88
  • Fundraising efficiency: $67.14 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 24th 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: 8 of 8 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: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -0.2%; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.74; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.15; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 26.1%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.8% per year; rating input score 100; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.5% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 16.9% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 88.3% of revenue deployed · 87.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $415K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $68K · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 25 of 26 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2012 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

Key Signals

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

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 40/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 32/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 14/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 23/100.