York County Volunteer Association

What it reported doing in 2024

The York County Volunteer Association Grants and Awards program provides financial assistance to several service organizations in the local community. This included the following awards: $36,000 to the York County Food Closet to feed the hungry, $30,000 to Cole's Horse Autism Therapy Station (CHATS) to provide for equine therapy for children with autism, spectrum, and other related disorders, $30,000 to the Shop-with-a-Sheriff Program to foster a positive relationship for children and law enforcement personnel through a Christmas shopping experience where a child shops with a Uniformed Law Enforcement Officer, $12,500 to support Colonial CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) who advocate for abused and neglected children whose families are involved in the legal system, $12,000 for the York County Meals on Wheels Program to deliver meals to residents living alone and unable to provide for themself, $15,000 to the YMCA's Bright Beginnings shopping Program to purchase clothing, coats, shoes, backpacks, and other school supplies for lower income school children, $9,000 to York County Professional Firefighters and Dispatchers to provide firefighters with suicide prevention training, cancer screening, and peer support training, $20,000 to Soundscapes to provide musical exposure for students in elementary, middle, and high school, $10,000 to Lackey Clinic to provide medical and dental care for the uninsured and disadvantaged, $8,000 to Natasha House to provide a home and education for single mothers, $5,000 to the Alternatives Leadership Academy to foster social, emotional, and civic competencies for disadvantaged teens, $10,000 to Bacon Street Youth and Family Services to provide clinical and family counseling for at-risk youth for mental health and/or substance abuse, $10,000 to the York County Canine Unit for care and vests for canine officers, $10,000 to Youth Volunteer Corps to foster an appreciation and love of volunteering through chaperoned volunteer assignments, $2,500 to Eggleston to provide programs, education, and employment for disabled individuals, $3,000 was given to the YMCA's Learn to Swim Program to teach elementary school children to swim, and $2,500 to support our local York-Poquoson Social Services Emergency Welfare Fund, $2,000 to the Senior Center of York to provide materials for crafts and programs to benefit senior citizens of the community and $600 to Comfort Closets at local elementary and high schools.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 44.4%; rating input score 44
• Program expense ratio: 60.9%; rating input score 61
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 84.6%; rating input score 85; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 66%; rating input score 66; 31st percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Limited
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Fail
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 32.1%; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.24; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 3.8%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 0.6% per year; rating input score 100; 20th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 7.8% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 7.5% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings