Vera House Inc.

79%

Three-Star Charity

Impact & Measurement

Accountability & Finance

Culture & Community

Leadership & Adaptability

Vera House Inc.

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501(c)(3) organization

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WWW.VERAHOUSE.ORG

723 JAMES ST

Syracuse NY 13203-2001

315-425-0818

Syracuse NY | IRS ruling year: 1977 | EIN: 51-0201530

An EIN is a unique nine-digit number that identifies a business for tax purposes.

Organization Mission

THE AGENCY PROVIDES EMERGENCY SHELTER, ADVOCACY AND COUNSELING FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT.

Rating Information

Good

This charity's score is 79%, earning it a Three-Star rating.

This overall score is calculated from multiple beacon scores, weighted as follows: 44% Accountability & Finance, 56% Impact & Measurement. Learn more about our criteria and methodology.

Historical Ratings

Proceed with Caution - Reported OtherMaterialInvestigation

On August 24, 2022, CNY Central reported on the operations of Vera House Inc. in an article titled, "Vera House must pay back $64K over sex offender hiring, federal investigation underway." For more information, please see CNY Central article.

On September 9, 2022, CNY Central published an article titled "Vera House cancels annual gala amid investigation into hiring sex offender." For more information, please see CNY Central article
On September 14, 2022, CNY Central published an article titled "Vera House Director of Advocacy who helped hire sex offender resigns from agency." For more information, please see CNY Central article
On September 15, 2022, CNY Central published an article titled "Vera House Board denies remaining leader was part of decision to hire sex offender." For more information, please see CNY Central article
On October 24, 2023, CNY Central published an article titled "New Vera House CEO silent as agency launches new domestic violence prevention campaign." For more information, please see CNY Central article

For more information about our alerts methodology, see here.

Accountability & Finance

Score

97

Most Recent Fiscal Year:
FY 2022

This beacon provides an assessment of a charity's financial health (financial efficiency, sustainability, and trustworthiness) and its commitment to governance practices and policies.

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Key Accountability Metrics

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Majority Independent Board Members - 100% independent members

10 out of 10 points

Independent Board Size - 18 independent members

10 out of 10 points

Financial Statements - Audit and Oversight Committee

20 out of 20 points

Total Revenue Amount	Expectation to Receive Credit
$2 million or higher and 40% or higher donor support	Expected to complete an audit and have an audit oversight committee
$1 million or higher	Expected to complete an audit
$500,000 - $1 million	Expected to complete an audit, review, or compilation
Less than $500,000	No expectation (removed from scoring methodology)

Material Diversion of Assets - None

20 out of 20 points

Tax Form Disclosures and Policies

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Partial Credit

No Credit

Website Listed on Tax Form - Listed

5 out of 5 points

Conflict of Interest Policy - Listed

5 out of 5 points

Whistleblower Policy - Listed

5 out of 5 points

Document Retention and Destruction - Listed

5 out of 5 points

Documents Board Meeting Minutes - Yes

5 out of 5 points

Tax Form Distributed to Board Before Filing - Listed

5 out of 5 points

Loans to/from Officers - None

5 out of 5 points

Website Disclosures

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Partial Credit

No Credit

Tax Form Posted on Nonprofit's Website - Missing

0 out of 5 points

Financial Metrics

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No Credit

Liabilities to Assets: Ratio - 14.77%

25 out of 25 points

Program Expense: Ratio - 88.46%

25 out of 25 points

Fundraising Efficiency: Ratio - $0.03

25 out of 25 points

Working Capital: Ratio - 0.66 years

25 out of 25 points

Additional Information

Total Revenue and Expenses - Data Available

Salary of Key Persons - Data Available

IRS Published Data (Business Master File) - Data Available

Data Sources (IRS Forms 990) - Data Available

Impact & Measurement

Score

65

This beacon estimates the actual impact a charity has on the lives of those it serves, and determines whether it is making good use of donor resources to achieve that impact.

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Assessments

Impact

65 out of 100 points

100% of Impact & Measurement score

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Partial Credit

No Credit

Impact Determination - Not Cost Effective

65 out of 100 points

Measurement

Unscored

0% of Impact & Measurement score

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No Credit

Program Planning and Design - No data available

Program Development - No data available

Data Collection and Analysis - No data available

Reporting and Distribution of Results - No data available

Use of Results - No data available