Volunteers of America of Wisconsin Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
391161374
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Phone
9529454000
Rating
72
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$33,273
Expenses
$741,641
Assets
$500
Liabilities
$27,560

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

Leadership & pay

19 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JULIE MANWORREN (PRESIDENT & CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • JULIE MANWORREN (PRESIDENT & CEO): $257,147 total reported compensation
  • DEB STEINKE (CFO): $249,334 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Volunteers of america of Wisconsin (voa-wi) fosters the health and independence of persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Voa-wi offers compassionate, person-centered residential care by providing a welcoming and dignifying home; encouraging persoal growth, skill development and community integration; and building upon the innate strength of residents.

What it reported doing in 2024

Volunteers of america of Wisconsin (voa-wi) discontinued its operations, exited its program activities, and sold a significant portion of its assets.formerly, volunteers of america of Wisconsin's programs included fostering independence, services for people with special needs, and other support services which supported its mission of helping vulnerable individuals gain self-reliance, dignity, and hope.voa-wi's fostering independence program provided supportive housing and fostered the health and independence of persons with disabilities. Voa-wi's services for people with special needs offered compassionate, person-centered residential care for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This program sought to provide a welcoming and dignifying home, encouraged personal growth, skill development, privacy, community integration, and built upon the innate strengths of its former residents.volunteers of america of Wisconsin was a long-time leader in providing high-quality supportive residential housing options for people with disabilities. Voa-wi provided a home environment for residents, and in-home services are based on the choices of each individual and developed to support their unique needs, hopes, and personalities. Each home offered the following: home cooked meals and nutritious snacks assistance with activities of daily living assistance with housekeeping exercise programs one-on-one and group activities aide assistance with medical appointments and healthcare needs in-home therapy services individualized care planning 24-hour supervision leisure time activities customary transportation for routine activities

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 100% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
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 most voting board members are independent. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 60
  • Accountability: 91
  • Sustainability: 5
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -2,129%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 55.12; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 16.4%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -6.7% per year; rating input score 0; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -3.8% per year; rating input score 0; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -6.5% per year; rating input score 0; 18th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 16 of 16 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $742K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $257K · 19 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 15 of 15 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 3/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 9 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 5/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 14/100.