The Project of the Quad Citiesinc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
421358032
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Moline, IL, USA
Phone
3097625433
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Community Service Clubs

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$11,315,677
Expenses
$11,163,965
Assets
$4,236,643
Liabilities
$1,428,257

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

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CAITLIN WELLS (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • CAITLIN WELLS (CEO): $198,034 total reported compensation
  • SHELBY FOWLER (PHARMACIST I): $141,672 total reported compensation
  • MARIELA TREVINO (FMR. DIR. OF): $134,757 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 project of the quad cities, inc mission is to enhance the quality of life in our communities and reduce health disparities by providing a full spectrum of services including advocacy, care, testing, education, counseling, referrals and other health care services for individuals who are living with, affected by, or at risk of contracting HIV, sti and AIDS. The project of the quad cities, inc's goals are: 1) to provide prevention services to those are risk of contracting HIV/sti/AIDS, 2) to provide educational messages concerning HIV/sti/AIDS that are culturally competent and sensitive, 3) to provide a full spectrum of HIV/sti/AIDS services for all, 4) to advocate for equality in the provision of health care services on behalf of those living with and affected by HIV/sti/AIDS, 5) to work collaboratively with federal, state and other community based agencies, 6) to empower those we serve.

What it reported doing in 2024

Community programs: HIV medical case management tpqc offers medication and treatment adherence support to people living with HIV in Iowa and Illinois. In addition to providing medication and treatment support, HIV case managers assist clients with overcoming barriers related to nutrition, transportation, housing, substance use, and mental health. Tpqc employees that specialize in housing stability and benefits navigation to reduce the prevalence of clients that are unhoused and ensure that clients are adequately ensured. Since ryan white is a payer of last resort, case managers work diligently to connect clients with other community resources and funding streams in the service area. Case managers are knowledgeable about HIV/AIDS and provide education to clients and our community partners which assists in reducing the stigma associated with this diagnosis. Tpqc works closely with the genesis infectious disease clinic to streamline linkage to care and care team collaboration. During the year, tpqc served 805 clients living with HIV. Prevention and outreach the team at tpqc provide a variety of services that aim to reduce the risk of HIV and hepatitis c transmission. Each week, our outreach specialists are in the community providing education and HIV/hcv testing services free of charge. They distribute a variety of prophylactics and personal hygiene items to individuals at all testing and education sites. In 2021, tpqc began formally providing harm reduction services in the community. The harm reduction coordinator is responsible for conducting stakeholder focus groups to better understand the community of individuals who inject drugs and host community education sessions with service providers to increase knowledge of harm reduction work. Tpqc distributes harm reduction supplies including sterile syringes and narcan/naloxone at our brick and mortar location, our on-site clinic, and in our community outreach settings. In addition to harm reduction work, our harm reduction coordinator is responsible for assisting clients diagnosed with hepatitis c access treatment and medication. Behavioral health tpqc provides behavioral health services delivered by licenesed and provisionally licensed behavioral health counselors. Tpqcs lcpcs focus on those living with or impacted by HIV and people who identify as lgbtq services include indvidual and group therapy. Ryan white lead agent tpqc serves as the region 1 lead agent for Illinois ryan white part b services. The organization oversees the programmatic and fiscal components of subgrantees in northwestern Illinois to ensure best practice service provision and allowable allocation of financial resources.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 72% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 89% 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: 81
  • Transparency & Controls: 83
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 33
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 86.5%; rating input score 87
  • Program expense ratio: 87.6%; rating input score 88
  • Fundraising efficiency: $7.68 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th 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: 1.3%; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.38; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.34; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4.2%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 21.9% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 20.6% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 15.7% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 86.5% of revenue deployed · 87.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $9.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $198K · 15 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 37 of 37 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 9 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 5 filed related-organization links
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 31/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 39/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 10/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 42/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 57/100.