Weston United Community Renewal Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 133466166
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2009–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- New York, NY, USA
- Phone
- 2126633000
- Rating
- 78
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Centers to Support the Independence of Specific Populations
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $11,482,039
- Expenses
- $12,952,358
- Assets
- $32,519,608
- Liabilities
- $11,804,168
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
10 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- CAROL BUCKLER (PRESIDENT)
- GREGORY WESTON (VICE PRESIDENT)
- CYNTHIA C WAINWRIGHT (DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT EMERITA)
- SUSAN WIVIOTT (CEO)
Highest reported compensation
- SUSAN WIVIOTT (CEO): $400,334 total reported compensation
- EZRA MILLER (CFO THRU APR 2025): $257,690 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Weston united community renewal, inc. Is a nonprofit organization based in harlem, New York city. Its mission is to help mentally ill homeless adults achieve stability, health, and independence. [see continuation on schedule o]they do this by offering a range of supportive services, including: - permanent and transitional housing helping individuals move off the streets and into safe, stable living environments. - mental health and social support services to promote recovery and stability. - job training and employment programs to help individuals become self-sufficient.
What it reported doing in 2024
Residential services: weston offers several residential programs which assist individuals to develop or strengthen the skills needed for living independently in the community. Included in this designation are the following: a) the weston transitional living community (tlc) is a transitional shelter that is dedicated to supporting 40 men and women experiencing homelessness and mental illness. To ensure comprehensive care, tlc provides 24-hour onsite coverage from a multidisciplinary team, including a psychiatrist, nurse, social workers, case managers, and dedicated support staff. The program's operations are made possible through funding from the New York city department of health and mental hygiene (dohmh) and the New York city department of homeless services (dhs).b) bishop house - a 20 unit apartment building for mentally ill men and women with 24 hour staff. Bishop house is licensed by the New York state office of mental health (omh) as a congregate treatment program. C) weston house an apartment treatment program licensed by omh serves 48 mentally ill men and women in an apartment building with 24 hour staff. The program is supported by omh and bills medicaid for providing restorative services. D) bronx star (supported transitional addiction recovery) a 50 person ny/nyiii scatter-site apartment program supports men and women who have completed substance abuse treatment programs and are at risk of homelessness. Participants are helped to maintain sobriety while they stabilize in the community and seek employment to move into permanent housing. Participants are referred by the dhs and funding is provided by dohmh.e) supportive housing program supports 98 individuals with mental illness in leased apartments rented in northern manhattan and the bronx. Rental subsidies and case managers who are on 24-hour call, are supported through grants from omh and dohmh.d) bronx star (supported transitional addiction recovery) a 50 person ny/nyiii scatter-site apartment program supports men and women who have completed substance abuse treatment programs and are at risk of homelessness. Participants are helped to maintain sobriety while they stabilize in the community and seek employment to move into permanent housing. Participants are referred by the dhs and funding is provided by dohmh.e) supportive housing program supports 98 individuals with mental illness in leased apartments rented in northern manhattan and the bronx. Rental subsidies and case managers who are on 24-hour call, are supported through grants from omh and dohmh.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Grant-funded. 71% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
- Distribution model
- Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 72% for direct work, and 28% for grants.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 78
- Transparency & Controls: 71
- Accountability: 91
- Sustainability: 39
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 91.1%; rating input score 91
- Program expense ratio: 80.6%; rating input score 81
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: Fail
- 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: -12.8%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.51; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.36; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0.6%; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 1.8% per year; rating input score 100; 18th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 0.6% per year; rating input score 100; 10th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 12% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 91.1% of revenue deployed · 80.6% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $10.4M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $400K · 10 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
- Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $465K reported
- Consistency: 34 of 34 current checks pass
- Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
- Filing history: 15 filing years from 2009 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Related organizations: 56 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.
- High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 8/100.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 9 not reported.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 40/100.