Westchester Community College Foundation

What it reported doing in 2024

College institutional enrichment - see schedule ocollege institutional enrichment: in addition to critical support of scholarships, the foundation funded significant programmatic activities including:*simulated hospital lab, which provides state-of-the-art training for students in a wide range of medical fields including nursing and emt, completed construction. *jpmorgan chase foundation's grant enabled the development of a sector partnership strategy to expand current and create new pathways to workforce training in mount vernon, yonkers and new rochelle.*national council for workforce education's grant continued to support financial wellness education campus wide. *con edison bright futures program continued its partnership of more than a decade, opening doors to students for careers in sustainable energy and information technology. *the native plant center teaches sustainable gardening to suny wcc students as well as community-wide learners, which include home gardeners, landscape professionals, municipal planners, land managers, environmental/gardening groups, and individuals throughout the tri-state area. Founded in 1998 as the first affiliate of the lady bird johnson wildflower center in austin, Texas, the native plant center provides resources for environmental study; presents classes on sustainable gardening native plant identification, and ecological processes; hosts landscape conferences on timely environmental topics (i.e. Climate change, wildlife habitats, sustainable maintenance) that target professional audiences; presents to local, regional, and statewide community groups; gives tours of the native plant center teaching gardens; holds an annual sale, contributing thousands of native plants to the sustainability of our community; engages community involvement in the gardens through volunteer work days; and partners with other organizations and government agencies to promote and teach about the use of native plants.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 88.6%; rating input score 89
• Fundraising efficiency: $17.13 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• 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: Scored; rating input score 0

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: -10.5%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 9.21; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 4.1%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 5.5% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 3% per year; rating input score 100; 27th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 6.2% per year; rating input score 100; 41st percentile among comparable filings