Women's Health and Counseling Center

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
222389503
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2013
Forms available
Form 990 2013
Location
Somerville, NJ, USA
Phone
9085262335
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Reproductive Health Care Facilities and Allied Services

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,736,320
Expenses
$1,731,677
Assets
$1,581,450
Liabilities
$412,379

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2013. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SUSAN SOARES (PRESIDENT)
  • BRUCE WILLIAMS (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • SUSAN SOARES (PRESIDENT)
  • BRUCE WILLIAMS (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • BARBARA SCHWARTZ (SECRETARY)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2013. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Women's health & counseling center is a community-based, non-profit provider of personalized health care for women, particularly those who may not be able to obtain such services from traditional providers due to monetary, cultural, language or other barriers. Our goal is to provide a safe haven where compassionate and high quality services are available. These include medical and preventive care, counseling and support programs. We promote healthier communities by educating women to make informed health care choices.

What it reported doing in 2013

Adolescent pregnancy prevention/teens achieving goals (appi) - provides individual counseling and group education for teens to reduce the risk of unintended pregnancy.in 2013, the appi program served 98 individuals through 412 sessions and provided 65 educational presentations to 1,703 students.step- teens learn how to have a healthy pregnancy and the importance of pre-natal care through individual and group meetings with a health educator at their school. Teens are encouraged to stay focused on reaching personal and educational goals during and after the birth of their baby. In 2013, the step program served 16 students through 72 sessions.sexual assault support services - somerset county's rape crisis center providing free and confidential 24-hour hotline and crisis intervention, police and forensic exam accompaniments, counseling for survivors and their loved ones, support and counseling groups, educational presentations to schools and community groups, and violence prevention work in schools. In 2013, 456 hotline calls were received, 218 individuals counseled through 507 sessions and 5,849 students educated.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 70% 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.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 82
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 46
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 86.4%; rating input score 86
  • Program expense ratio: 86.7%; rating input score 87
  • Fundraising efficiency: $10.81 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 44; 44th 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: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • 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: 0.3%; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.91; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.26; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 86.4% of revenue deployed · 86.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 15 of 15 board members independent · 7 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $1.5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 15 people listed
  • Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 44/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 39/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 44/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 36/100.