Volunteers of America of Western New York Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
166011713
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Rochester, NY, USA
Phone
5856471150
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$16,054,835
Expenses
$14,660,975
Assets
$17,741,304
Liabilities
$10,582,744

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

Leadership & pay

21 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JUNIOR DILLION (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • JUNIOR DILLION (CEO): $170,000 total reported compensation
  • ALLIS MARION (CFO): $121,320 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Enable people in the community to break the cycle of poverty and reach their full potential by encouraging positive development and promoting self-sufficiency as further described in part iii, line 4.

What it reported doing in 2024

Promoting self-sufficiency - the organization promotes self sufficiency for individuals and families who have experienced homelessness, or other personal crisis, including chemical dependency, involvement with the corrections systems and unemployment. The organization focuses on solution-oriented approaches, using a continuum of services from prevention to intervention to long-term support. The organization offers programs as follows (see schedule o): corrections/re-entry programs - residential re-entry center and home confinement services for individuals leaving prison; community based residential program for parolees; cognitive based intervention programming for incarcerated adults; and step by step life and parenting skills programs for incarcerated women.homeless services - emergency shelters and support services for homeless individuals and families, rapid re-housing, and transitional housing for veterans. Permanent supportive housing - affordable housing, rental assistance, and case management services for homeless and chronically homeless populations.workforce development - job skills training programs for unemployed or underemployed persons, in coordination with potential employers.

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 90% 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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Assets have declined or grown slowly and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 79
  • Transparency & Controls: 81
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 54
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 77.7%; rating input score 78
  • Program expense ratio: 85.1%; rating input score 85
  • Fundraising efficiency: $34.93 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 94.4%; rating input score 94; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 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: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 8.7%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.21; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.6; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2%; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.5% per year; rating input score 100; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.5% per year; rating input score 100; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -0% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 77.7% of revenue deployed · 85.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 19 of 19 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $12.5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $170K · 21 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 3 contractors listed · $518K reported
  • Consistency: 32 of 33 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 5 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.

  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 43/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 22/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Schedule R controlled transactions itemized did not reconcile in the filed values.