Trpil

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
251858480
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Washington, PA, USA
Phone
7242235115
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Centers to Support the Independence of Specific Populations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$307,713
Expenses
$639,355
Assets
$2,210,286
Liabilities
$12,500

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

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KATHY HERTZOG (PRESIDENT)
  • SHONA EAKIN (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • SHONA EAKIN (CEO): $236,367 total reported compensation
  • STACY KEMMLER (CFO): $178,054 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Trpil's organizational mission is to affirm liberty and justice for all people with disabilities. As keeper of this vision, trpil strives to remain in touch with current events of the worldwide disability movement and evolving principles of the independent living philosophy. Trpil monitors and enforces the cooperation of the affliiates in pursuit of a common goal - the system-wide advancement of economic development through the independent living movement. Trpil provides leadership to the affilated organizations.

What it reported doing in 2024

Trpil provides to affiliated organizations comprehensive support services which include a)the development of satellite facilities, joint ventures, educational services, home health care services, and housing opportunities for persons with disabilities; b)the facilitation and coordination of health, scientific and educational resources c)other work as may be necessary to carry out the purposes enumerated above, including purchasing and leasing equipment and property, real or personal, rendering consultation, advice, education and training services, and providing technical assistance to organizations which qualify as exempt from federal income taxation under code section 501.

Operating model

Revenue model
Affiliate-supported. 68% of the money available for current operations came from contributions from related organizations.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 90% of its reported program spending out as grants.

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 revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 99
  • Transparency & Controls: 79
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 32
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 97.9%; rating input score 98
  • Fundraising efficiency: $550.52 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • 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; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Scored; rating input score 0

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: -107.8%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.46; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 7.1%; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.7% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -6.6% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.1% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 97.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $626K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $236K · 11 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 21 of 21 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 2/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Related-party transparency scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 31/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 49/100.