Washington County Council of Governments
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 010321367
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2016–2019
- Forms available
- Form 990 2019
- Location
- Calais, ME, USA
- Phone
- 2074540465
- Rating
- 73
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Community Coalitions
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $260,699
- Expenses
- $259,949
- Assets
- $133,016
- Liabilities
- $100,971
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2019. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
67 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Betsy Fitzgerald (President)
- Lewis Pinkham (Vice President)
- Judy Cooper East (Executive Director)
People named in this filing
- Betsy Fitzgerald (President)
- Lewis Pinkham (Vice President)
- Jim Porter (Treasurer)
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 2019. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Our purpose is to support local self-government combine resources to meet challenges that may exceed the capacity of municipal government facilitate communication and coordination among governments and agencies identify opportunities and bring resources into the county and provide a regional voice for the people of Washington County.
What it reported doing in 2019
WCCOG collaborates with partners to enhance our ability to serve our communities. Our longstanding partnership with the Washington County Council of Governments adds immeasurably to our students educational experiences. Through the partnership, students can participate in real-world projects that have noticeable and meaningful impacts on the local community, build skills that are immediately applicabl upon graduation, and make connections with potential employers and supporters. Many graduates who hve participated in such projects tell us that their experience and connections with WCCOG projects have helped immensely in finding, landing and keeping jobs after graduation. Tora Johnson, PhD, Director/Associate Professor, GIS Service Center Laboratory, University of Maine at Machias
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 91% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 98% 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 - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 66
- Transparency & Controls: 90
- Accountability: 70
- Sustainability: 37
- Growth: 80
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 74.2%; rating input score 74
- Program expense ratio: 74.5%; rating input score 74
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Fail
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Fail
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 0.3%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.51; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.76; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 3.6% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 5.8% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -5.9% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 74.2% of revenue deployed · 74.5% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 68 of 68 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $194K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 67 people listed
- Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
- Schedules: 4 filed schedules
- Filing history: 4 filing years from 2016 to 2019
- 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.
Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.
- High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 7 not reported.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 42/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 25/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 9/100.
- High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.