Van Buren County United Way Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237113927
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2018
Forms available
Form 990 2018
Location
Paw Paw, MI, USA
Phone
2696572410
Rating
66
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Federated Giving Programs

Reported finances

Revenue
$278,772
Expenses
$214,706
Assets
$301,672
Liabilities
$62,876

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2018. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • VERA E TANIER-SEBREE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • VERA E TANIER-SEBREE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $55,015 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2018. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To improve people's lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities and inspiring and mobilizing van buren county residents to action through community engagement and vision and to support non-profit human service

What it reported doing in 2018

To improve people's lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities and inspiring and mobilizing van buren county residents to action through community engagement and vision and to support non-profit human service organizations that deliver services to van buren county residents

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 74% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and the required major-donor schedule is missing or incomplete.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 49
  • Transparency & Controls: 78
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 58
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 46.3%; rating input score 46
  • Program expense ratio: 59.6%; rating input score 60
  • Fundraising efficiency: $6.15 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 85.1%; rating input score 85; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: No; rating input score 0
  • 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: 23%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.41; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.21; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 25.6%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -10.6% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -5.3% per year; rating input score 0; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -4.6% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 46.3% of revenue deployed · 59.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $128K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $55K · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 28 of 29 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2010 to 2018
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 8 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 7 filed related-organization links
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 46/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Major donor itemization scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 27/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 52/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 14/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 23/100.