Western Communities Action Network Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
411466409
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Mound, MN, USA
Phone
9524720742
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,406,668
Expenses
$1,357,160
Assets
$798,658
Liabilities
$182,024

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

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • LORI SPRINGER (PRESIDENT)
  • SHERRY VALLEY (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • LORI SPRINGER (PRESIDENT)
  • SHERRY VALLEY (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • STEPHANIE SHEA (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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Western communities action network provides human serivce needs to individuals and families in the greenfield, independence, loretto, maple plain, minnetonka beach, minnetrista, mound, rockford, spring park, st. Bonifacius, tonka bay, and the western orono communities. The emergancy assistance program, meals on wheels, and health services programs provide assistance to low income individuals.

What it reported doing in 2024

Wecan is a community nonprofit that provides services to empower and equip individuals and families to reach stability and self-sufficiency. Our service offerings provide clients a holistic approach to address the many layers associated with poverty and homelessness. The 4 core services that we offer include: emergency assistance to keep families and individuals in their homes with a one-time payment for rent, mortgage or utilities. We distributed emergency payments to stabilize about 50 households. Food support programs to nourish clients with healthy foods through meals on wheels and a mobile market food shelf. Last year, we assisted about 1,900 people with hot meals through meals on wheels and delivered about 500 food bags to children in need while on break from school. Employment & budget programs to equip and educate clients to be self- sufficient. We provide job counselors to assist in resume writing, job searches and interview skills. Budget classes enhance financial literacy and planning for our clients. Family support programs to help families stretch their budgets. Through community in-kind donations, we distribute school supplies, holiday and birthday gifts, winter gear, personal care and household products. Almost half of those served with family support programs are children.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 84% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 61% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 82
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 94
  • Sustainability: 43
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 83.4%; rating input score 83
  • Program expense ratio: 86.4%; rating input score 86
  • Fundraising efficiency: $25.28 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 94.1%; rating input score 94; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 99.9%; rating input score 100; 51st 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: 6 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 86
    • 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: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 3.5%; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.59; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.23; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 9.6% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 9% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 10.3% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 83.4% of revenue deployed · 86.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 6 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 28 of 29 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 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.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 46/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Audit committee oversight not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 27/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 29/100.