Ywca of Essex and West Hudson

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
221489916
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2012
Forms available
Form 990 2012
Location
Orange, NJ, USA
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Young Men's or Women's Associations

Reported finances

Revenue
$687,893
Expenses
$745,961
Assets
$830,893
Liabilities
$1,980,730

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2012. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2012. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The ywca is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all.

What it reported doing in 2012

PROGRAM SERVICES ACCOMPLISHMENTS The overall program of the Organization plans to create opportunities for the growth, leadership and empowerment of women in order to attai n a common vision of peace, justice, freedom, dignity, and the elimination of racism. The specific program achievements during the year include the following: A) The Universal Preschool, which is primarily funded by the Orange Board of Education, was opened for 260 days with an enrollemnt of 120 children. In addition, the program offered family services provided by counselors, offered parent meetings and seminars/workshops conducted to address family issues and provided general information to assit in child development. B) The Youthworks Aftershcool Program, which is funded by grants, contributions and program fees, was offered for 260 days and served 100 students. The program offerss tutoring services, parent functions, student showcases, NJPAC workshops, and community service projects.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 58
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 33
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90%; rating input score 90; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • 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: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • 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: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -8.4%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.11; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 2.38; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -60.7% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 53.9% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 12 of 12 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $746K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 21 of 22 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes executive pay
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2010 to 2012
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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 — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 17/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 49/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 2/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.