Urban Appalachian Council

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
310797245
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2014
Forms available
Form 990 2014
Location
Cincinnati, OH, USA
Phone
5132510202
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Community Coalitions

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$62,483
Expenses
$147,920
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2014. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Paul Hitter Jr (Vice President)
  • Debbie Zorn (President)

People named in this filing

  • Roberta Campbell PhD (Board Member)
  • Robert Ludke PhD (Board Member)
  • Robert White (Board Member)

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 2014. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To promote a decednt quality of life for the appalachian people of Cincinnati, helping community people overcome barriers, address service need and achieve academically.

What it reported doing in 2014

Stregthening Families/Human Services- Conducts parenting education, training classes, provides emergency assistance to over 200 individuals, provided gifts to 400 children and adults at Christmas. Parenting classes were provided, with an average of 90 of those parents demonstrating an increase in knowledge of parenting skills. Emergency assistance was provided to over 2000 individuals, allowing them to keep their utilities connected or helping with their rent to prevent eviction. Life skills and employment development classess were offered to over 100 individuals. Nutrition classes and exercise programs were attended by over 100 individuals to promote a healther lifestyle amoung the appalachian community.

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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 94
  • Transparency & Controls: 93
  • Accountability: 42
  • Sustainability: 14
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 82.2%; rating input score 82
  • Fundraising efficiency: $1,064.88 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 99; 99th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: Limited
  • Governance controls: 7 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • 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: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -136.7%; rating input score 13; 13th 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 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -143.5% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -169.2% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -200% per year; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 82.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $122K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 19 of 20 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2013 to 2014
  • 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 13/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.