United Cerebral Palsy Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
203568840
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Vienna, VA, USA
Phone
8008725827
Rating
64
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Specifically Named Diseases

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,983,092
Expenses
$2,885,525
Assets
$13,294,125
Liabilities
$506,194

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

Leadership & pay

18 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ARMANDO CONTRERAS (PRESIDENT & CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • ARMANDO CONTRERAS (PRESIDENT & CEO): $287,678 total reported compensation
  • ANITA PORCO (VP OF AFFILIATE NETWORK (THRU AUG 24)): $223,571 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To promote the independence and inclusion of people with cerebral palsy, intellectual, developmental, and other disabilities through our network of affiliates and partnerships.

What it reported doing in 2024

Public education: the ucp affiliates provide support and services to about 200,000 people with disabilities annually, one person at a time, one family at a time, meeting the unique needs that each possesses. Through our network, ucp provides such diverse programs as childcare, supported living, education, health, employment, housing, transportation assistance, early intervention, job training, research, day programs, and recreational activities. Ucp supports public education and outreach programs, providing information and social networking resources to parents, caregivers, and people with disabilities in the us and canada affiliated regions. In addition, ucp educates and informs the affiliate network through the life without limits and network news e-newsletter, including webinars, such as the professional learning series, and via town halls, topical calls, and annual/regional meetings. The annual meeting provides valuable information on cerebral palsy and disability-related issues, as well as philanthropy/development, state and federal advocacy, governance, leadership topics, and other valuable information. Ucp also educates the general public through the life without limits newsletter, the ucp website, and the information and referral program, which provides information for parents, caregivers, and people with disabilities around the globe in several languages including a text-to-speech and translation feature on the ucp website. Through the information and referral (i&r) services via its partnership with an affiliate, individuals can obtain information on how to contact their local, state, and federal resources by either calling a toll-free number or submitting an inquiry via the ucp website. Bi-lingual staff members will be available to answer inquiries in both english and spanish. Ucp provides information and referral services for the general public and the disability community.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 63% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 72% for direct work, and 28% for affiliated organizations.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 40
  • Transparency & Controls: 79
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 74
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 41%; rating input score 41
  • Program expense ratio: 47.6%; rating input score 48
  • Fundraising efficiency: $4.61 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • 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: 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: 27.6%; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.61; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.04; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 17.7%; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -5.5% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -5.6% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.3% per year; rating input score 100; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 41% of revenue deployed · 47.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 16 of 16 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $1.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $288K · 18 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $254K reported
  • Consistency: 38 of 38 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 41/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 48/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 15/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 15/100.