Westport-wadhams Community Alliance Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
990717306
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Westport, NY, USA
Phone
7036223124
Rating
92
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Economic Development

Reported finances

Revenue
$122,733
Expenses
$111,300
Assets
$102,143

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JEN WILLIAMS (PRESIDENT)
  • ALYSSA CARROLL (PRESIDENT-EL)

People named in this filing

  • JEN WILLIAMS (PRESIDENT)
  • ALYSSA CARROLL (PRESIDENT-EL)
  • ELIZABETH MAFFEY (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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To nurture collaborations among public and private entities and support economic growth, cultural vitality, and environmental sustainability in the westport-wadhams community.

What it reported doing in 2025

Heritage house which is the welcome center (open throughout the summer months)and building used for some events including annual art show/sale. It is also utilized for events (like lectures, musical performances, play readings), community events such as pot luck dinners, and it can also be rented for a nominal price for community members to utilize for private parties and instructional classes. Also hosts annual sprit of place art show and sale. Art is essential on consignment. Heritage house collects sale proceeds and allocates between artist (spirt of place expense line 5494), a percentage to heritage house (4208 art show income) and sales taxes

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 74% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 94
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 49
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 90.8%; rating input score 91
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 9.3%; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.92; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 49.7% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -25% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.9% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 90.8% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $111K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 15 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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 — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 54/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 56/100.