The Recycled Child Project Corporation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
271378206
IRS 990 coverage
2017–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2020
Location
Silver Spring, MD, USA
Phone
3015230187
Rating
54
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Children's, Youth Services

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$35,865
Expenses
$35,559
Assets
$24,779
Liabilities
$-1,112

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ALEZANDRA RUSSELL (PRESIDENT)
  • MAIA MOUNSHER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • ALEZANDRA RUSSELL (PRESIDENT)
  • MADELINE STENERSEN (CHAIRWOMAN)
  • BRUCE SCHUMAN (BOARD MEMBER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

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

Overview

Mission

Urban light is a 501c3 charity organization dedicated to rebuilding, restoring & empowering the lives of young men who are victims of trafficking & exploitation by providing services & support including: education, emergency health services, housing and case management.

What it reported doing in 2024

Our comprehensive approach yielded significant results: for drop-in center services, there were 531 total visits, 123 new visitors welcomed, & 135 activities & excusions organized. For knowledge & skills workshops: 52 were conducted, 323 outreach trips were completed, 1,230 interactions during outreach, reaching 603 new indididuals for education & employment; 10 clients were enrolled in formal education, 11 in non-formal education & 6 found safe or vocational training, or legal work for housing & health: 15 individuals (including secondary beneficiaries) & 40 scondary housing clients were served for community engagement: collaborating with local businesses, families & government in 4 multi-discipinary meetings with 12 paricipating officials

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% 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

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 25
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 40
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 25.4%; rating input score 25
  • Program expense ratio: 25.6%; rating input score 26
  • Fundraising efficiency: $2.08 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 23; 23rd 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: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0.9%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.7; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -52.2% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -8.3% per year; rating input score 0; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 12.8% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 25.4% of revenue deployed · 25.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 17 of 17 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2017 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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: Mission deployment rate scored 25/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 26/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 23/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 20/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 57/100.