Western Indiana Community Action Agency Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Senior programs - the western Indiana community action agency, inc.'s foster grandparent program is dedicated to providing income eligible persons age 55 years and older the opportunity to serve as volunteers in meaningful assignments at local non-profit organizations working with children with defined needs. Helping to enhance the capacity of organizations within our community by providing them with dependable, experienced, loving volunteers to assist with the children they serve. Through networking and partnerships, we are able to share resources to better meet the needs of children and elders of our community. The foster grandparent volunteers receive training to help educate them on a variety of life issues and gain or enhance valuable skills. They have daily interaction with others which helps them to stay mentally alert, physically active, and more involved in social activities, and better connected with their community. Foster grandparent volunteers also receive a small stipend that helps them afford some basic needs that they otherwise would do without. During 2024, 55 individuals enrolled as foster grandparent volunteers and served over 49,000 hours at 16 different volunteer stations: they served over 1,200 different children.the western Indiana community action agency, inc.'s retired and senior volunteer program (rsvp) is dedicated to providing persons age 55 years and older the opportunity to serve as volunteers utilizing their knowledge and skills to help meet identified needs of their communities. During 2024, the rsvp program had an enrollment of 120 volunteers age 55 years and older. Those volunteers reported 15,460 service hours at just 9 different volunteer stations. Service activities include but are not limited to food security and congregate meals; waste reduction, management, and recycling; civic involvement, community enhancement, and veteran services.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 92.2%; rating input score 92
• Program expense ratio: 92.9%; rating input score 93
• 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; 72nd 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: 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: 0.4%; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.26; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.62; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 2.5%; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 5.7% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 4.4% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 1.5% per year; rating input score 100; 17th percentile among comparable filings