Whiteside County Senior Center

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
363347452
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2021
Forms available
Form 990 2021
Location
Sterling, IL, USA
Phone
8156229230
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,220,328
Expenses
$1,086,769
Assets
$1,553,268
Liabilities
$57,386

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2021. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SUSIE WELCH (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • JOE BRIGHT (PRESIDENT)
  • MICHELE MILLER (VICE-PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • AMY DORATHY (ASSISTANT DIRECTOR): $60,385 total reported compensation
  • SUSIE WELCH (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $6,250 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2021. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To study and inventory the needs and welfare of the whiteside county citizens. To determine which areas of need are being met and to decide what services are not being met and should be developed to meet the needs of whiteside county citizens.to coordinate services with other non-profit and for profit agencies and companies to provide goods, services, information and assistance to citizens of whiteside county. To make the general public and existing agencies aware of the needs and problems of whiteside county citizens.to serve as medium through which organizations can exchange information, coordinate programs and engage in joint endeavors for whiteside county citizens.to promote and stimulate programs that will help whiteside county citizens enjoy more meaningful lives.

What it reported doing in 2021

Information and assistance and pharmaceutical outreach programs - direct provision of information on behalf of an older person in connection with available private, public and voluntary services and resources which meet the individual's expressed needs and the linkage and follow-up with appropriate community resources or service providers to ensure is delivered. Provides answers to questions regarding community, state, and federal sources such as social security, Illinois senior care, Illinois cares, medicare, housing, and other senior issues. In addition "home visits" to older persons who are homebound to inform persons of available services and benefit programs. Also to provide help with senior services such as helping persons find out if they are eligible for services, completing and understanding forms, provide information on services available, provide information on and referrals to lifescape, tri county opportunities council, department of human services, catholic charities, and other available services. Other programs - other programs offered by the center include the packet of life program which provides packets for individuals to complete and include emergency health care information, Illinois telecommunication access corporation (itac) program which provides telephones to hearing impaired individuals, and other miscellaneous programs are offered by the center to allow seniors a place to socialize and have fellowship with each other. The center's computer lab offers individual computing classes and personal assistance to seniors. The volunteer staff operates the lab from 8 am-4 pm daily and they provide individual computer instruction to seniors. The computer staff assists seniors with software and hardware issues. The lab is open during normal business hours so people of all ages can drop in and use the lab to check emails or obtain information from the internet.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 89% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 71
  • Transparency & Controls: 87
  • Accountability: 91
  • Sustainability: 52
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 65%; rating input score 65
  • Program expense ratio: 73%; rating input score 73
  • Fundraising efficiency: $201.92 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • 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: 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: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 10.9%; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.43; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.04; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6.1%; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -3.6% per year; rating input score 0; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -2.6% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.3% per year; rating input score 100; 21st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 65% of revenue deployed · 73% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $794K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $60K · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 25 of 26 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2013 to 2021
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 52/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 51/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 51/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 58/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.