Unity on Union

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
821158286
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2017–2019
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2019
Location
Seattle, WA, USA
Phone
2064782748
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Addictive Disorders N.E.C.

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$58,257
Expenses
$83,046
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2019. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CAROL LATIMER (PRESIDENT)
  • CATHERINE PEW (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • CAROL LATIMER (PRESIDENT)
  • CATHERINE PEW (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • JEREMY ECKERT (SECRETARY/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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2019. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Provide safe, affodable transitory housing to those in recovery as well as recovery literature and merchandise as well as space to conduct recovery meetings.

What it reported doing in 2019

Operate 12 step bookstore and provide a meeting place for recovery meetings.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 66% for direct work, and 34% for grants.

The verdict

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

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 84
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 14
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 94.7%; rating input score 95
  • Program expense ratio: 67.4%; rating input score 67

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -42.6%; rating input score 14; 14th 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 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 87.8% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 36.8% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -57.7% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 94.7% of revenue deployed · 67.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $56K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2017 to 2019
  • 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: Operating margin scored 14/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.