Willits Senior Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

NUTRITION PROGRAM C-1 (Meals on Wheels (MOW) & C-2 (On Site Meals)We served 9,762 Meals on Wheels lunches and 10,862 On Site Lunches (total lunches served 20,624) We raised our price per meal to $8 for On Site Meals and $6 for Meals on Wheels due to increasing food prices. Our cost per meal is about $10 per meal but as a non profit our efforts are focused on helping financially and physically challenged seniors and those with disabilities. We also deliver Thanksgiving Dinner every year to our MOW Clients This year a lady broke down and cried when I handed her a thanksgiving dinner. She said, "thank you for taking time out of your day to bring me a dinner, I live alone have and no family to be with and would have gone without, god bless you." Personal experiences like this happen all the time. I tell everyone this service is the collaborative efforts of our donors, volunteers, staff and Board of Directors. This is perfect example of what can be accomplished when people share in a common goal and have established a trusting relationship over time. Words cannot accurately express how much we appreciate all the T. R Eriksen Foundation has done for the senior center over the years. We can only be good stewards of the money you entrust in us and spend it at prudently as possible.C-1 Expenses$103,731.43C-2 Expenses$128,446.68 TRANSPORATIONThis year we provided 5,157 transports. Our seniors depend on our door through door transportation service. Our drivers carry our seniors' groceries from their shopping carts into their homes. They have come to rely and trust on us to get them to safely to and from their medical and dental appointments, banking errands, surgeries, physical therapy appointments and the most appointments of all, getting the ladies to the salon. Our seniors were so appreciative not only of our transportation service but also the manner in which our drivers showed unwavering commitment to keep them safe. Isolation is more common in seniors than in other age groups, the social interaction between our drivers and passengers are mutually beneficial. I was a driver for 7 years before I became Executive Director and understand how lonely some of our seniors are and how important the social interaction between our drivers and passenger are. Marsha a long-time recipient of our transportation service was at home on Hospice care called and asked if could drop by and spend time with her during her last moments. This testimonials illustrate how essential our transportation this service is.Transportation Expenses$150,995.90 OUTREACH DEPARTMENT I am happy and relieved to finally have hired Joanne Moore as our new outreach worker. Our goal of our Outreach Department is to empower seniors in living independent lives and support them so they can remain living in their own homes for as long as possible. We are in the process of connecting seniors via tablets to friends, family and other seniors as a means to address senior isolation. A lot of seniors are worried about contracting COVID-19 and are not socializing as much and in some cases not at all. I attached some of the services we are providing. Our Outreach Department is operating under our organizational philosophy, If we can help we will, if we can't, we will try and direct you to a resource that may assist you. We are not always able to help every person with every request, but we take pride in the manner we administer services, always with compassion, empathy and clear understanding of the unique challenges our seniors face.Outreach Expenses$84,192.05 PARKINSON'S & LIFE CHANGES SUPPORT GROUPSPat Y. facilitated these much-needed support groups. These support groups are life changing and they are free. Seniors face unique challenges, lose of a spouse of 50 years, reduced eyesight or hearing, physical limitation, having their drivers license taken away. How do you cope ? how do you adapt? Having the support of someone who is facing or has faced similar circumstances gives hope and

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 79.9%; rating input score 80
• Fundraising efficiency: $16.91 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings

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: 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: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
  • 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: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 7.3%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.5; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 12.1%; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 4.1% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 1% per year; rating input score 100; 19th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 5.4% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings