West Central Development Council

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
371002104
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Carlinville, IL, USA
Phone
2178549642
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,837,245
Expenses
$1,830,929
Assets
$130,650
Liabilities
$58,373

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

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

People named in this filing

  • JUSTIN DAWS (BAORD MEMBER)
  • CRISSY GRANT (BOARD MEMBER)
  • JEREMY JONES (BOARD MEMBER)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The purpose of the wcdc is to perform all functions necessary or desirable to further economic development and community development for the counties of morgan, scott, greene, macoupin, montgomery, and shelby counties and shelby in the state of Illinois.

What it reported doing in 2024

The purpose of the wcdc is to provide assistance to their 6-county region to further economic development. The workforce development department operates the workforce innovation and opportunity act (wioa) for local workforce innovation area(lwia)21 which consists of greene, macoupin, montogmery, morgan, scott and shelby counties. They have 157 customers registered in direct training through various training providers in the area this year. Job seekers have received over 10,000 individual points of service between core-a services and other recurring services in our job centers this past year. These free job-search services incude career counseling, up-to-date area job boards, computers, and software for job hunting and resume develoment as well as fax machines and phones provided for job search and outreach. Also, available are tax credit information, financial aid applications and assistance as well as job mathcing and other employer services. The workforce development baord has oversite of the job centers. The mission of the board is to proivide leadership and advocacy to ensure that the job center is recognized as the primary community resource for workforce development in west central Illinois.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 97% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 49% for direct work, and 51% for grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 84
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 30
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 95.1%; rating input score 95
  • Program expense ratio: 95.4%; rating input score 95
  • 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • 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: 0.3%; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.07; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.45; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -3.5% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -2.9% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -7.5% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 95.1% of revenue deployed · 95.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 7 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.7M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 37/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 4/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 18/100.