United Cerebral Palsy of Northwest Missouri

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
430909607
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Saint Joseph, MO, USA
Phone
8163643836
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$4,135,522
Expenses
$3,444,883
Assets
$9,709,747
Liabilities
$175,131

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

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • TERESA GAGLIANO (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • JOSH EMBERTON (PRESIDENT)
  • JOSEPH KLINE (VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • TERESA GAGLIANO (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $140,690 total reported compensation
  • MARSHA INGERSOL (PHYSICAL THERAPIST): $115,671 total reported compensation
  • KIM LESLIE (DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS): $100,252 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 positively affect the quality of life of people with cerebral palsy and other developmental disabilities through the provision of direct services, community education and by empowering self-advocacy.

What it reported doing in 2024

Adult program - 71 served. The adult program is designed to assist adults with significant developmental disabilities in learning skills to maximize independence, participate in volunteer and recreational activities and develop meaningful relationships. Through the personal planning process skills that will improve the quality of life for the program participant are identified. Individual program plans are then developed to address each skill identified. Services are provided in the center and/or community, based on the needs, interest and skill level of the program participant. Examples of center-based activities include cooking, music, computer, arts and academics. Community activities include volunteering for local libraries, churches and meals on wheels. Recreational activities include going to the gym, shopping and bolwing.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 78% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filed totals do not add up and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 77
  • Transparency & Controls: 86
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 68
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 70.7%; rating input score 71
  • Program expense ratio: 90.7%; rating input score 91
  • Fundraising efficiency: $29.72 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 93.3%; rating input score 93; 17th 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: 8 of 8 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: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 16.7%; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.82; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 10.4%; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.4% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.6% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 9.5% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 70.7% of revenue deployed · 90.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $3.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $141K · 15 people listed
  • Consistency: 31 of 32 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 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.

  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 29/100.