The Rochester Association of Paraprofessionals Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
161533155
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Rochester, NY, USA
Phone
5854541380
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Labor Unions

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$358,063
Expenses
$449,549
Assets
$426,524
Liabilities
$199,006

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

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ANGELINA RIVERA (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • ANGELINA RIVERA (PRESIDENT): $8,802 total reported compensation
  • DORIY JACKSON (1ST VP): $4,407 total reported compensation
  • TERRY SPIVA (TREASURER/SEC): $3,976 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 rochester association of paraprofessionals, inc. Pledges to work for the welfare of all children, to advance all aspects of education and to improve instructional opportunities for all, as well as to develop and promote the rights, welfare and autonomy of its members through the adoption of ethical practices, personnel policies, and standards of preparation and participation.

What it reported doing in 2024

State of the union address may 8, 2025the rochester association of paraprofessionals is in good standing with all the affiliates - nysut, aft, n ea, and afl-cio.every year we have an audit to assured the rap members that we are fiduciary responsible and our finances are in good standing. We provided everyone with a copy of the financial statements and the rap budget for 2024-25.we continue to supporting our members professional growth with many professional learning opportunities. We continue to offer elt trainings, dasa trainings, and rap summits. We continue to support paraprofessionals who are looking into transitioning to teaching assistant positions.we continue to filing grievances on behalf of our members. This year we filed 11 grievances. Ten were resolved in the member's favor, we have one active.rap memberships have been steady. Our members understand the value of the union. We fight for fair wages, safe working conditions, great health insurance, due process and more. This year we are committed to fight for fair wages for all support staff. We are advocating for- one job should be enough (bill of rights), fix tier 6, and more.we have around 807 rap members. We have 526 paras and 281tas. There are no projected layoffs. There are many ta vacancies, i encouraged that members get the ta certification in these coming months.the rap executive board continues collaborating with the district, union affiliates and community organizations to support our members. We are the backbone of the schools and we are committed to supporting our students and their families.respectfully submitted by: angie riverarap president

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 83% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Affiliate network. The nonprofit sent 66% of its reported program spending through affiliated organizations.

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: 90
  • Accountability: 94
  • Sustainability: 22
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 95.3%; rating input score 95
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: 88.9%; rating input score 89; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 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: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -25.6%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.95; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.47; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4.9%; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 11.8% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.6% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 95.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 9 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $429K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $9K · 13 people listed
  • Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 13 filed money-flow records
  • 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 11/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 39/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 11/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 33/100.