United Cerebral Palsy of Hudson County

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
221599183
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Bayonne, NJ, USA
Phone
2014362200
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$5,009,258
Expenses
$4,582,452
Assets
$3,555,479
Liabilities
$2,215,311

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KEITH J KEARNEY (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • PAUL E VENINO ESQ (PRESIDENT)
  • PAUL MAFFEI (VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • KOLA ADETOLA (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER): $195,186 total reported compensation
  • KEITH J KEARNEY (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $178,929 total reported compensation
  • REGGIE NEAL (CHIEF CLINICAL OFFICER): $125,323 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 provide the developmentally disbaled with a comprehensive array of habilitative and support services that allow each individual to function in the least restrictive environemnt by: continually meeting the needs of the developmentally disabled population through community outreach, program development, and service delivery, advocating for the developmentally disabled and their families on a local, state and national level, and educating the community about disabilities, disabilities prevention, service options, and other resources.

What it reported doing in 2024

Family support services - ucp of hudson county's family support program provides in-home and on-site respite to families of individuals with developmental disabilities that will allow them to live more independent lives within the community. Each consumer's training program is created to meet his or her individual needs. On-site components operate from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm monday - friday. Transportation is provided. In-home components provide up to 20 hours per month of in-home respite services. Each respite care worker is responsible for providing companionship for the consumer, supervising and responsible for providing companionship for the consumer, supervising and assisting with activities of daily living such as feeding, bathing and toileting, and being actively involved with the consumer to promote socialization and community integration. The time the respite worker spends with the consumer gives the primary caregiver the opportunity to attend to their own needs.

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. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 78
  • Transparency & Controls: 79
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 41
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 74.3%; rating input score 74
  • Program expense ratio: 79.7%; rating input score 80
  • Fundraising efficiency: $274.7 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 93; 93rd 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: Missing
    • 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: 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: 8.5%; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.78; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.62; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 10.9%; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -5.9% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -3% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -2.2% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 74.3% of revenue deployed · 79.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 24 filed program accomplishments · $3.7M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $195K · 7 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 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.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 29/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 59/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 16/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 27/100.