The United Neighborhood Houses of New York Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Unh developed a partnership with the graduate school of social services at fordham university to offer monthly courses for social workers and other settlement house staff on meaning-centered supervision and resilience-informed practice. Licensed social workers received continuing education credits, which are otherwise costly and often difficult to obtain.unh provided leadership development offerings at various levels across the unh network:1) supervisory essentials is a week-long customized virtual training for recently promoted new managers who are working for the first time as a supervisor. 2) leading for impact is an 11-session course focused on leadership and networking and is designed for settlement house leaders with two to four years of managerial experience who are recognized as potential future leaders prepared to take the next steps in their careers. 3) leadership for the future of work is a four-part course designed specifically for seasoned managers working with five or more years of managerial experience in complex environments.we advocated for a bill to expand the naturally occurring retirement communities (norcs) program to more areas across nys so that older adults can access services and age with dignity in their own homes and neighborhoods. This was approved by the nys assembly & senate. We hosted the first statewide albany lobby day since the start of the covid-19 pandemic where 50 settlement house leaders representing 28 settlement houses advocated for budget priorities in 40 legislative meetings. The settlement house program was ultimately restored in the state budget! We were fighting to expand the working families tax credit to create more economic security for new yorkers. Though this bill did not pass, our advocacy helped to secure the aging down of the empire state child credit to include families with children ages 0-3 for the first time. Hosted a panel for settlement house board members about the importance of advocacy activities, and sharing techniques for how we must raise our voices to support neighborhood services and the settlement house workforce. Testified at several city and state hearings about strengthening the early childhood care and education system and salary parity for its workforce. Mobilized settlement houses and other community-based organizations to rally against the mayor's proposed budget cuts to youth programs.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 87.2%; rating input score 87
• Program expense ratio: 82.6%; rating input score 83
• Fundraising efficiency: $10.32 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 99.7%; rating input score 100; 35th 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: 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: 14.3%; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.85; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.09; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 18.9%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 12.4% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 9.5% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 5.9% per year; rating input score 100; 41st percentile among comparable filings