Tile Contractors' Association of America Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
530155850
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
8006558453
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$202,895
Expenses
$195,991
Assets
$481,559
Liabilities
$1,122

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

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BRIAN CASTRO (PRESIDENT)
  • ANDY KORNOSKI (PRESIDENT-EL)

Highest reported compensation

  • MAGGIE TRENDELL (DEPUTY DIREC): $106,405 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Tcaa is an association of union ceramic tile & stone contactors and affiliated manufacturers/suppliers. Tcaas mission is to build market share for all bac-signatory contractors by promoting the use of tile and stone and the engagement of qualified union contractors.

What it reported doing in 2024

Labor: a.) maintains a close working relationship with the international union of bricklayers and allied craftworkers (iubac) and intervenes on behalf of all bac-signatory contractors when issues arise at the local levels. B.)provides representation of all signatory contractors with seats on the international pension fund, the iubac tile, marble, terrazzo committee, and the international masonry institute board. Technical: holds two seats on the tcna handbook committee and a seat on the ansi committee where it represents the interests of all bac-signatory contractors in the development of new national standards and recommended installation methods and changes to existing standards and methods. Education: a.) in partnership with the international masonry institute (imi), hosts local programs that provide high-impact technical training and education available at no charge to all bac-signatory contractors and members of the architecture and design community. B.) collects input from contractors which is used by imi to develop new technical training and education programs identified by contractors as having high value for their businesses. C.) participates as a planning partner for the annual total solutions plus industry conference where it works with industry groups that include the tile council of north america, the ceramic tile distributors association, and the national tile contractors association to develop and present business and technical programs that address issues commonly faced by all bac-signatory contractors.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 73
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 79
  • Sustainability: 48
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 82%; rating input score 82
  • Program expense ratio: 82.9%; rating input score 83
  • 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: 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: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 3.4%; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.46; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 54.3%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -0.3% per year; rating input score 0; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7.7% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 82% of revenue deployed · 82.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 4 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $106K · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 22 of 22 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 47/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 3/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 54/100.