Shepherd's Center of Richmond does not meet the following 6 Standards for Charity Accountability:
Standard 6 (Board Policy on Effectiveness)
Have a board policy of assessing, no less than every two years, the organization's performance and effectiveness and of determining future actions required to achieve its mission.
SCOR does not meet this Standard because:
- The board of directors does not have a written policy stating that, at least every two years, an appraisal be done assessing the organization’s performance and effectiveness and determining future actions required to achieve its mission.
Standard 7 (Board Approval of Written Report on Effectiveness)
Submit to the organization's governing body, for its approval, a written report that outlines the results of the aforementioned performance and effectiveness assessment and recommendations for future actions.
SCOR does not meet this Standard because:
- The organization did not produce a written report outlining the results of its May 2018 effectiveness assessment.
Standard 14 (Budget)
Have a board-approved annual budget for its current fiscal year, outlining projected expenses for major program activities, fund raising, and administration.
SCOR does not meet this Standard because, when the organization provided 2020 budget information, it indicated that the budget:
- Did not identify total projected program service expenses.
- Did not identify total projected fund raising expenses.
- Did not identify total projected administrative expenses.
Standard 16 (Annual Report)
Have an annual report available to all, on request, that includes: (a) the organization's mission statement, (b) a summary of the past year's program service accomplishments, (c) a roster of the officers and members of the board of directors, (d) financial information that includes (i) total income in the past fiscal year, (ii) expenses in the same program, fund raising and administrative categories as in the financial statements, and (iii) ending net assets.
SCOR does not meet this Standard because the 2018-2019 annual report did not include:
- Total end of year net assets.
Standard 17 (Web Site Disclosures)
Include on any charity websites that solicit contributions, the same information that is recommended for annual reports, as well as the mailing address of the charity and electronic access to its most recent IRS Form 990.
SCOR does not meet this Standard because the organization’s website, https://www.TSCOR.org, does not include all of the recommended information for those charity websites that solicit for donations. Specifically, it does not include:
- Electronic access to the organization’s IRS Form 990-EZ for the year ended July 30, 2019.
- End of year net assets.
Standard 18 (Privacy for Written Appeals & Internet Privacy)
Address privacy concerns of donors by (a) providing in written appeals, at least annually, a means (e.g., such as a check off box) for both new and continuing donors to inform the charity if they do not want their name and address shared outside the organization, (b) providing a clear, prominent and easily accessible privacy policy on any of its websites that tells visitors (i) what information, if any, is being collected about them by the charity and how this information will be used, (ii) how to contact the charity to review personal information collected and request corrections, (iii) how to inform the charity (e.g., a check off box) that the visitor does not wish his/her personal information to be shared outside the organization, and (iv) what security measures the charity has in place to protect personal information.
SCOR does not meet this Standard because the privacy policy on its website, https://www.TSCOR.org, does not indicate:
- What security measures are in place to protect personal information that is collected.
Shepherd's Center of Richmond meets the remaining 14 Standards for Charity Accountability.
The Shepherd?s Center of Richmond (SCOR) is a group of older individuals who participate in programs of mutual interest and help their neighbors through volunteer service. SCOR works to make Richmond a more caring community for older men and women. The organization reports developing a neighbor-helping-neighbor approach to solve many of the issues of growing older, such as: lack of transportation, isolation, loneliness, and the desire to ?give back? in order to find meaning and purpose. The Open University (OU) and Lunch and Life programs offer lifelong learning opportunities for intellectual challenge and social interaction. SCOR volunteer drivers provide transportation to medical appointments and to grocery stores to those over 60 in the community who, for numerous reasons, are unable to drive themselves. SCOR reports that keeping older adults and seniors healthy and well-fed is core to their mission.
For the year ended June 30, 2019, Shepherd's Center of Richmond's program expenses were:
| Program services |
$151,998 |
| Total Program Expenses: |
$151,998 |
* 2018 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Membership appeals, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Radio
Fundraising costs were 14% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $117,984, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)
This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
The following information is based on Shepherd's Center of Richmond's IRS Form 990-EZ for the year ended June 30, 2019.
| Source of Funds |
| Individual contributions |
$108,359 |
| Program service revenue |
$43,062 |
| Investment income |
$14,693 |
| Membership dues |
$9,625 |
| Total Income |
$175,739 |
- Programs: 78%
- Administrative: 14%
- Fundraising: 8%
| Total Income |
$175,739 |
| Program expenses |
$151,998 |
| Fundraising expenses |
$16,273 |
| Administrative expenses |
$28,903 |
| Other expenses |
$0 |
| Total expenses: |
$197,174 |
| Income in Excess of Expenses |
$-21,435 |
| Beginning Net Assets |
$482,954 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets |
$7,490 |
| Ending Net Assets |
$469,009 |
| Total Liabilities |
$900 |
| Total Assets |
$469,909 |
Note: In the above financial statement, “other changes in net assets” refers to unrealized gain on investments carried at market value.