Westmoreland County Community College Education Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
251511934
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Youngwood, PA, USA
Phone
7249254083
Rating
64
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Scholarships, Student Financial Aid Services, Awards

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,616,659
Expenses
$1,386,578
Assets
$10,255,368
Liabilities
$1,059,999

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

Leadership & pay

20 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JASON REYNOLDS (PRESIDENT)
  • RONALD OTT (VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • DR KRISTY BISHOP THRU 12025 (TRUSTEE): $153,280 total reported compensation
  • MEGAN SHEESLEY (EX-OFFICIO, EXECUTIVE DIRE): $104,084 total reported compensation
  • MIKE HRICIK THRU 62025 (TRUSTEE): $91,118 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Established in 1986, the westmoreland county coummunity college (wccc) education foundation, inc. Is dedicated to the mission, vision & values of westmoreland through community awareness, advocacy & financial support for our college and the community we serve. To broaden & extend the educational opportunities for students by awarding scholarships & grants. Wccc education foundation inc., assists wccc & the advancement of public higher educ. By broadening the base of support, creating awareness & knowledge of wccc & strongly emphasizing communications with the private donors & public agencies. The foundation utilizes "friend raising," a way to establish sustainable relationships with persons, foundations & corporations to create a wide variety of support for wccc. Through friend raising, advocacy & fundraising efforts, the foundation sustains the college with financial & personal contributions for educ. Programs for students developed by the wccc & approved by the board of trustees.

What it reported doing in 2024

Westmoreland county community college education foundation, inc. Provides funding to enhance, improve, or expand the educational programs, curriculum, and facilities of westmoreland county community college.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 75% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 80% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 49
  • Transparency & Controls: 71
  • Accountability: 79
  • Sustainability: 84
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 35.8%; rating input score 36
  • Program expense ratio: 58.8%; rating input score 59
  • Fundraising efficiency: $67.1 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • 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: 72.2%; rating input score 72; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 47%; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 7.4; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.1; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.1%; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -11.1% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.6% per year; rating input score 100; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7.7% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 35.8% of revenue deployed · 58.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 18 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $816K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $153K · 20 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 24 of 24 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 36/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 59/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 58/100.