Women of Color Network Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
264391187
IRS 990 coverage
2014–2019
Forms available
Form 990 2019, Form 990-N 2013
Location
Harrisburg, PA, USA
Phone
8449626462
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Family Violence Shelters

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$784,874
Expenses
$1,051,079
Assets
$234,827
Liabilities
$256,706

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2019. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • TONYA LOVELACE (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • TONYA LOVELACE (CEO): $161,259 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2019. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of the women of color network (wocn inc.) is to eliminate violence against all women and their communities by centralizing the voices and promoting the leadership of women of color across the sovereign nations, the united states and u.s. Territories.

What it reported doing in 2019

To provide women of color access to information they might not otherwise receive; to challenge systems and institutions that create barriers for women of color and their communities to achieve violence-free lives; to promote the development of women of color led initiatives that are more likely to reach and efficiently serve communities of color; and to examine local, state, federal, and tribal policies and provide opportunities for women of color to organize and exercise their voices regarding issues of violence. Wocn, inc. Has several national projects including: national technical assistance information and resources, specialized technical assistance, national expanding leadership to underrepresented populations continuation project, cultural competency and aspiring ally training, national call to action initiative, national call to action training and technical assistance project, national women of color economic and policy leadership project, wocn stop technical assistance project, leadership education and advancement for professionals (leap) project, #jaggedjustice initiative, mentor project, national research on women of color survivors, and women of color advocates and their programs, and public policy.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 87
  • Transparency & Controls: 79
  • Accountability: 77
  • Sustainability: 8
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 96.6%; rating input score 97
  • Program expense ratio: 72.1%; rating input score 72
  • Fundraising efficiency: $72.09 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 60%; rating input score 60; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -33.9%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.22; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.09; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 15.3%; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.6% per year; rating input score 100; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.9% per year; rating input score 100; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 17% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 96.6% of revenue deployed · 72.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 5 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $758K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $161K · 8 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2014 to 2019
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 5/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 10/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 6/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 21/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.