Viable Options Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 274281672
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2016–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2013
- Location
- Canton, NY, USA
- Phone
- 3158012273
- Rating
- 35
- Verdict
- REVIEW
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Nonmonetary Support N.E.C.
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $47,252
- Expenses
- $41,813
- Assets
- $6,720
- Liabilities
- $14,160
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
3 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Sierra Smith (CEO/Executive Director)
People named in this filing
- John Meyers (Vice Chair/Treasurer)
- Joshua McGrath (Chair/Secretary)
- Sierra Smith (CEO/Executive Director)
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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The primary purpose of the corporation is two-fold: (i) to provide support, education, resources, and advocacy for those facing a pregnancy decision in order to enable an informed and confident choice and (ii) to educate and equip the local community to meet the physical, emotional, relational, and material needs of those facing a pregnancy decision in a way that reflects their value and dignity.
What it reported doing in 2024
THE DIGITAL PREGNANCY DECISION TOOLBuilt into this website rebuild was the launching of our digital pregnancy decision tool--an online platform that clients can use to outline their needs and request services without the necessity of face-to-face contact or even a phone call. This tool is the product of many hours of research and development and was created as a response to the widespread shift towards digital care and to the preferences and needs of those most likely to face a pregnancy decision--Generation Z.This generation is facing epidemic levels of social anxiety, isolation, poor mental health, and financial instability. They are also less likely than any other generation to avail themselves of a traditional socialservice model, follow through on an in-person appointment, or make a phone call.In light of this, we have shifted our direct service offerings into the digital sphere by developing an online tool for processing an unintended pregnancy. Hosted on the Viable Options website, this tool can be accessed via digital device and, using a five-minute questionnaire, helps to identify the most pressing needs and pressures in a person's life, while offering onramps to solutions in the community (i.e., trauma counseling, medical care, financial help, transportation, etc.). At the conclusion of the form is a list of resources that users can request more information about; they will then receive a personalized packet of solutions and referrals within 48 hours of submitting the form.The goal is to reduce barriers in the path of those facing pregnancy decisions and to connect them as seamlessly as possible to the care that they need.For those who would like further, ongoing support, remote appointments are also available via phone or video call.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.
The verdict
REVIEW - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 0
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 35
- Growth: 0
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
- Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 11.5%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.16; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 2.11; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 30.2%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -36.1% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -13.2% per year; rating input score 0; 20th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -19.9% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 8 filing years from 2016 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
- 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 14/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 3/100.
- High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 6/100.