United Social Services Inc Uss

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
825444257
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2023
Location
San Antonio, TX, USA
Phone
2102458780
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Housing, Shelter N.E.C.

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$418,030
Expenses
$416,151
Assets
$1,879
Liabilities
$-60,938

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Lee C Wallace (Board Member-Director & Founder/President CEO)

People named in this filing

  • Lee C Wallace (Board Member-Director & Founder/President CEO)
  • Desiree Nze Mebiame (Board Member-Director & Secretary)
  • Eddie Neal (Board Member-Director & Treasurer)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

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

Overview

Mission

USS empowers at-risk and homeless young adults, LGBTQ+ individuals, foster care adults, people with disabilities, seniors, and families to build stable and successful futures.

What it reported doing in 2024

United Social Services Inc. (USS) assisted individuals through ten supportive services programs within the USS Bridge to Stability Initiative. Navigator Support Services Clients Served 175 Total Support $14,000. Clients received help obtaining government IDs, birth certificates, medications, and transportation assistance to access social service appointments. Empower Skills Initiative Clients Served 70 Total Support $9,800. Funds covered enrollment fees for life skills classes, workbooks, hygiene starter kits, and digital literacy tools used by participants. Pathways to Knowledge Clients Served 5 Total Support $2,400. Clients received direct support for GED testing fees, homeschool fee aid, educational supplies, backpacks, notebooks, school books, and online course access to resume their education. Mobility for Success Clients Served 65 Total Support $10,400. Transportation support included bus passes, gas cards, and rideshare fare for medical appointments, job interviews, and grocery shopping. Wellbeing Matters Clients Served 58 Total Support $9,280. Each individual received health support through hygiene kits, over-the-counter health items, and clinic visit co-pays. Career Compass Clients Served 15. Total Support $6,000. Clients received resume printing, professional attire, access to certification programs, transportation, and employment resource materials. Community Connect Clients Served 95 Total Support $8,550. Participants accessed food boxes/bags, household goods, hygiene bags, hot meals, shoes, and clothing. Nourish Together Clients Served 220 Total Support $29,700. Groceries, ready-to-eat meals, baby formula, and hot meals were provided to individuals and families experiencing food insecurity. Healing Horizons Clients Served 30 Total Support $5,700. Clients accessed peer-led support groups, healthy foods and drinks, journals, writing tools, activity kits, and assistance counseling services. Compassionate Care Connections Clients Served 92 Total Support $14,720. Support included medical supplies, equipment, clothing, shoes, food, personal care items, and transportation to non-emergency appointments.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 99% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 78
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 28
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 99.6%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 67.2%; rating input score 67; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0.4%; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 99.6% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $416K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 41 of 42 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes grants
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 40/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.