Uaw-chrysler Legal Services Plan

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
382471070
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2015
Forms available
Form 990 2015
Location
Detroit, MI, USA
Phone
3132028100
Rating
67
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Voluntary Employees Beneficiary Associations (Non-Government)

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$599,899
Expenses
$599,899
Assets
$4,932,667
Liabilities
$4,932,667

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • JEROME HILL (ADM COM CHR): $18,900 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Provide group legal services

What it reported doing in 2015

Provided legal services benefits to chrysler group llc participants who are active and retired members of the international union, uaw.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 100% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Member-benefit provider. The nonprofit used 87% of its reported program spending for member benefits.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 76
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 32
  • Sustainability: 53
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 85.7%; rating input score 86
  • Program expense ratio: 84.9%; rating input score 85
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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: 14.3%; rating input score 14; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Limited
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0%; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 8.22; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 1; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0.3%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -87.5% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -22.1% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 45.1% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 85.7% of revenue deployed · 84.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 1 of 7 board members independent · 4 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $510K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $19K · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 24 of 24 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2010 to 2015
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 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 — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 14/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 37/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 7/100.