Mission: The mission of John Tracy Center is to provide parent-centered services locally and globally to children with hearing loss, offering families hope, guidance, and enc ... (More)
John Tracy Center is a 501(c)(3) organization, with an IRS ruling year of 1973, and deductibiltiy of donations depends on various factors.
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Star Rating System by Charity Navigator
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Needs Improvement
This charity's score is 79.57, earning it a 2-Star rating. Charity Navigator believes donors can "Give with Confidence" to charities with 3- and 4-Star ratings.
This score is calculated from two sub-scores:
Finance: 71.11 View details
Accountability & Transparency: 100.00 View details
This score represents Form 990 data from 2019, the latest year published by the IRS.
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Program Expense Ratio
71.4%
The Program Expense Ratio is determined by Program Expenses divided by Total Expense (average of most recent three 990s).
This measure reflects the percent of its total expenses a charity spends on the programs and services it exists to deliver. Dividing a charity's average program expenses by its average total functional expenses yields this percentage. We calculate the charity's average expenses over its three most recent fiscal years.
Source: IRS Form 990
Administrative Expenses
16.3%
As reported by charities on their IRS Form 990, this measure reflects what percent of its total budget a charity spends on overhead, administrative staff and associated costs, and organizational meetings. Dividing a charity's average administrative expenses by its average total functional expenses yields this percentage. We calculate the charity's average expenses over its three most recent fiscal years.
Source: IRS Form 990
Fundraising Expenses
12.2%
This measure reflects what a charity spends to raise money. Fundraising expenses can include campaign printing, publicity, mailing, and staffing and costs incurred in soliciting donations, memberships, and grants. Dividing a charity's average fundraising expenses by its average total functional expenses yields this percentage. We calculate the charity's average expenses over its three most recent fiscal years.
Source: IRS Form 990
Liabilities to Assets Ratio
6.2%
The Liabilities to Assets Ratio is determined by Total Liabilities divided by Total Assets (most recent 990).
Part of our goal in rating the financial performance of charities is to help donors assess the financial capacity and sustainability of a charity. As do organizations in other sectors, charities must be mindful of their management of total liabilites in relation to their total assets. This ratio is an indicator of an organization’s solvency and or long term sustainability. Dividing a charity's total liabilities by its total assets yields this percentage.
Source: IRS Form 990
Fundraising Efficiency
$0.37
The amount spent to raise $1 in charitable contributions. To calculate a charity's fundraising efficiency, we divide its average fundraising expenses by the average total contributions it receives. We calculate the charity's average expenses and average contributions over its three most recent fiscal years.
Source: IRS Form 990
Working Capital Ratio
7.83 years
Determines how long a charity could sustain its level of spending using its net available assets, or working capital, as reported on its most recently filed Form 990. We include in a charity's working capital unrestricted and temporarily restricted net assets, and exclude permanently restricted net assets. Dividing these net available assets in the most recent year by a charity's average total expenses, yields the working capital ratio. We calculate the charity's average total expenses over its three most recent fiscal years.
Source: IRS Form 990
Program Expense Growth
-3.55%
We compute the average annual growth of program expenses using the following formula: [(Yn/Y0)(1/n)]-1, where Y0 is a charity's program expenses in the first year of the interval analyzed, Yn is the charity's program expenses in the most recent year, and n is the interval of years passed between Y0 and Yn.
Source: IRS Form 990
Governance
Charity Navigator looks to confirm on the Form 990 that the organization has these governance practices in place.
Sources Include: IRS Form 990
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| Audited Financials Prepared by Independent Accountant ... (More) Audited financial statements provide important information about financial accountability and accuracy. They should be prepared by an independent accountant with oversight from an audit committee. (It is not necessary that the audit committee be a separate committee. Often at smaller charities, it falls within the responsibilities of the finance committee or the executive committee.) The committee provides an important oversight layer between the management of the organization, which is responsible for the financial information reported, and the independent accountant, who reviews the financials and issues an opinion based on its findings. We check the charity's Form 990 reporting to see if it meets this criteria.
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| Does Not Provide Loan(s) to or Receive Loan(s) From Related Parties ... (More) | |
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Policies
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| Donor Privacy ... (More) Donors can be reluctant to contribute to a charity when their name, address, or other basic information may become part of donor lists that are exchanged or sold, resulting in an influx of charitable solicitations from other organizations. Our analysts check the charity's website to see if the organization has a donor privacy policy in place and what it does and does not cover. Privacy policies are assigned to one of the following categories:
The privacy policy must be specific to donor information. A general website policy which references "visitor" or "user" personal information will not suffice. A policy that refers to donor information collected on the website is also not sufficient as the policy must be comprehensive and applicable to both online and offline donors. The existence of a privacy policy of any type does not prohibit the charity itself from contacting the donor for informational, educational, or solicitation purposes. (Less) |
Transparency
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Sources Include: IRS Form 990 and organization's website
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Total Revenue and Expenses
This chart displays the trend of revenue and expenses over the past several years for this organization, as reported on their IRS Form 990.
Salary of Key Persons
Presented here are this organizations key compensated staff members as identified by our analysts. This compensation data includes salary, cash bonuses and expense accounts and is displayed exactly how it is reported to the IRS. The amounts do not include nontaxable benefits, deferred compensation, or other amounts not reported on Form W-2. In some cases, these amounts may include compensation from related organizations. Read the IRS policies for compensation reporting
J. Gaston Kent, Former President & CEO
$129,107 (3.00% of Total Expenses)
Cathleen Mathes, President & CEO
$139,817 (3.25% of Total Expenses)
Current CEO and Board Chair can be found in the Leadership & Adaptability report below.
Source: IRS Form 990 (page 7), filing year 2020
Business Master File Data
Below are some key data points from the Exempt Organization IRS Business Master File (BMF) for this organization. Learn more about the BMF on the IRS website
Activities:
Health clinic (BMF activity code: 154)
School, college, trade school, etc. (BMF activity code: 030)
Aid to the handicapped (see also 031) (BMF activity code: 160)
Foundation Status:
Hospital or medical research organization 170(b)(1)(A)(iii) (BMF foundation code: 12)
Affiliation:
Central - the organization is a parent (group ruling) and is not a church or 501(c)(1) organization. (BMF affiliation code: 6)
Data Sources: IRS Forms 990
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Pandemic Response
Due to the unprecedented nature of the pandemic, we give charities such as this one the opportunity to share the story of COVID's impact on them. Charities may submit their own pandemic responses through their nonprofit portal.
John Tracy Center reported being impacted by COVID-19 in the following ways:
Program Delivery
Fundraising Capacity
Revenue
Balance Sheet
How COVID-19 impacted the organization's operations financially:
Closing audiology for three months, due to a state order, decreased revenue. When we reopened audiology, we saw fewer children per day to allow for cleaning between appointments, which also lowered revenue. We incurred additional costs, e.g., equipment and software for staff to deliver services from home, materials for families, a server to store videos and photos that therapists use with parents, personal protective equipment, thermometers, and cleaning supplies. Other revenue losses include cancellation of multiple fundraising events and in-person international summer sessions. We received two Paycheck Protection Program loans, which enabled us to maintain staffing.
How COVID-19 impacted the organization's delivery of programs:
JTC closed its in-person audiology services from March to May in 2020, to comply with public health directives, and again for two weeks in January 2021 due to a COVID-19 surge. When audiology reopened, we spaced out appointments to allow for cleaning in between, reducing the number of children we could see per day. All of JTC’s education services transitioned to remote learning within 48 hours in March 2020. As of fall 2021, some education programs are in-person, and others offer in-person and remote learning options, depending on parents' preferences. We are continuing to see elevated mental health needs for children and families due to the prolonged pandemic. We are offering additional support groups online to assist them.
How this organization adapted to changing conditions caused by COVID-19:
All of our educational programs had to be delivered via remote learning by staff from their homes, including Parent-Infant for children newly diagnosed with hearing loss, preschool, school-age support services, listening and spoken language therapy, speech and language therapy, and summer session for international families. Because JTC has a well-established curriculum for online distance education courses, we did not need to extensively develop or adapt curriculum for online learning. Staff assisted families in signing up for our online distance education courses. For families lacking technology, JTC delivered packages of materials to use at home.
Innovations the organization intends to continue permanently after the pandemic:
Technology and virtual learning are allowing us to reach families all over the world that would have never been able to come to our facility. JTC is planning to provide services like online, live, parent classes and individual telepractice sessions more widely to reach additional families. By expanding listening and spoken language services through telepractice, we will provide essential programs to children and families across the state, nation and globe who cannot come to our facilities.
Historical Ratings
| Date Published | Form 990 FYE | Overall Score | Overall Rating |
| Rating Version: 2.1 | |||
| 7/1/2022 | 2020 | 86.60 |  |
| 11/1/2021 | 2019 | 79.57 | |
| 5/1/2021 | 2019 | 78.14 | |
This organization received multiple star ratings within this fiscal year, due to an update to its Accountability and Transparency data and/or the receipt of an amended Form 990. | |||
| 11/1/2019 | 2018 | 83.42 | |
| 12/1/2018 | 2017 | 81.85 | |
| 12/22/2017 | 2016 | 82.08 | |
| 11/1/2016 | 2015 | 82.36 | |
| 6/1/2016 | 2014 | 86.08 | |
| Rating Version: 2.0 | |||
| 10/1/2015 | 2014 | 81.60 | |
| 11/1/2014 | 2013 | 76.78 | |
| 10/1/2013 | 2012 | 76.83 | |
| 10/1/2012 | 2011 | 79.18 | |
| 6/1/2012 | 2010 | 82.36 | |
| 11/1/2011 | 2010 | 76.68 | |
| 9/20/2011 | 2009 | 81.79 | |
| Rating Version: 1.0 | |||
| 2/1/2011 | 2009 | 88.43 | |
| 10/1/2009 | 2008 | 86.75 | |
| 11/1/2008 | 2007 | 87.44 | |
| 8/1/2007 | 2006 | 84.56 | |
| 5/1/2006 | 2005 | 81.48 | |
| 12/1/2005 | 2004 | 90.74 |  |
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Impact & Results
This score estimates the actual impact a nonprofit has on the lives of those it serves, and determines whether it is making good use of donor resources to achieve that impact.
Impact & Results Score
Not Currently Scored
John Tracy Center cannot currently be evaluated by our Encompass Rating Impact & Results methodology because either (A) it is eligible, but we have not yet received data; (B) we have not yet developed an algorithm to estimate its programmatic impact; (C) its programs are not direct services; or (D) it is not heavily reliant on contributions from individual donors.
Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated the organization.
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Largest Programs
John Tracy Center reported its three largest programs on its FY 2019 Form 990 as:
$2,700,495
Spent in most recent FY
113%
Percent of program expenses
Parent-Centered Services
$445,790
Spent in most recent FY
18%
Percent of program expenses
Graduate Program
$100,886
Spent in most recent FY
4%
Percent of program expenses
Public Information and Education
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Leadership & Adaptability
This score provides an assessment of the organization's leadership capacity, strategic thinking and planning, and ability to innovate or respond to changes in constituent demand/need or other relevant social and economic conditions to achieve the organization's mission.
Leadership & Adaptability Score
100
out of 100
The score earned by John Tracy Center is a passing score. This score has no effect on the organization's Star Rating.
Encompass Rating V4 provides an evaluation of the organization's Leadership & Adaptability through the nonprofit organization submitting a survey response directly to Charity Navigator.
Leadership & Adaptability Report
100
of 100 points
Mission
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization’s mission
The mission of John Tracy Center is to provide parent-centered services locally and globally to young children with hearing loss, offering families hope, guidance, and encouragement.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
Vision
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization’s vision.
• Children who are deaf or hard of hearing have opportunities to develop the speech, language and listening skills they need to thrive. • Families, anywhere in the world, are equipped and empowered with the necessary knowledge, ability, and confidence to help their children achieve their full communication potentials. • As experts in listening and spoken language, we will continue to embrace technological advances, promote early identification, and educate future leaders.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
Strategic Goals
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking and goal setting through sharing their most important strategic goals.
Goal One: Detect hearing loss at the earliest possible time in a child's life
Goal Type: Grow, expand, scale or increase access to the existing programs and services.
Goal Two: Help children develop the speech, language and listening skills they need to thrive.
Goal Type: Grow, expand, scale or increase access to the existing programs and services.
Goal Three: 4. Equip families with the necessary support, knowledge and training to help their children achieve their full communication potential.
Goal Type: Grow, expand, scale or increase access to the existing programs and services.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
Leadership Development
The nonprofit provides evidence of investment in leadership development
Describe an investment in leadership
The JTC board approved the expense for President/CEO Cathleen Mathes to participate in the Southern California Leadership Network. The SCLN cohorts engage emerging and established leaders in in-class and experiential learning to support the development of the skills, knowledge and aptitude of cross-sector leaders. In addition, JTC helps covers the cost of professional development conferences or trainings, as well as ongoing continuing education units.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
Mobilizing for Mission
The nonprofit provides evidence of leadership through focusing externally and mobilizing resources for the mission.
This organization mobilizes for mission in the following ways:
Strategic Partnerships
Networks of Collective Impact Efforts
Raising Awareness
Policy Advocacy
What are this organization’s external mobilizaton efforts?
JTC has a long history of collaboration and coordination of services with hospitals, pediatric audiology centers, universities, schools and school districts, state and county agencies and nonprofit organizations. These activities enhance our practices and influence, while enabling us to reach a broad range of families. JTC is a member of OPTION Schools, Inc., a national advocacy group for listening and spoken-language programs for the deaf, and of the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, which works globally to ensure that people who are deaf and hard of hearing can hear and speak. We partner with Mount Saint Mary’s University as the degree-granting partner for JTC’s master’s and credential program in deaf education. We collaborate with Best Start Metro L.A., a community initiative to build resources for young children, parents and pregnant women. The next generation of audiologists, social workers and speech-language pathologists intern at JTC..
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
Story of Adaptability
The nonprofit has an opportunity to tell the story of how the organization adapted to tremendous external changes in the last year.
During the pandemic, JTC is continuing all its critical services for children. At the onset of the pandemic, JTC had to close in-person audiology for three months and transitioned all educational services to remote learning. Now, audiology offers a full schedule of in-person testing. As of June 2021, all our preschool students were attending in-person. Families that receive listening and spoken language therapy or speech and language therapy are more comfortable with in-person services, though we continue to offer a virtual option. Friday Family School, a component of Parent-Infant, was virtual in the 2020-21 school year but is in-person as of fall 2021, per parents’ request. School-age support services follow the instructional program of schools, so we provided those remotely in the 2020-21 school year and in-person in 2021-22. We are offering additional support groups online to address the elevated mental health needs of children and families due to the prolonged pandemic. Our 2022 summer sessions for international families will be presented via remote learning for the third year in a row. Despite these adaptations, JTC is enhancing services to meet community needs. In 2021-22, JTC is expanding its speech language pathology services into a full program with a greater array of services, from an SLP program that served children with hearing loss only. We are assisting all children with speech, language or feeding disorders, including children with autism and other disabilities. We added a part-time Spanish-speaking speech language pathologist. Also, we added a third audiologist so we can test more children. The experience we gained in offering our graduate program online during the pandemic will allow us to develop a hybrid program by 2022-23, which prospective students requested.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
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Organization Leadership
Cathleen Mathes
President, CEO
Eric P. Crabtree
Chair
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Culture & Community
This score provides an assessment of the organization's culture and connectedness to the community it serves. Learn more about how and why we rate Culture & Community.
Culture & Community Score
90
out of 100
John Tracy Center has earned a passing score. This score has no effect on the organization's Star Rating. The organization provided data about how it listens to constituents (Constituent Feedback) and its Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) practices (see report below).
The Culture & Community Beacon is comprised of the following metrics:
Constituent Feedback: 100/100 (30% of beacon score)
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion: 85/100 (70% of beacon score)
Culture & Community Report
90
of 100 points
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Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
85/100 points
70% of beacon score
This organization's score of 85 is a passing score. The organization reported that it is implementing 5 diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices. Charity Navigator believes nonprofit organizations implementing effective DEI policies and practices can enhance a nonprofit's decision-making, staff motivation, innovation, and effectiveness.
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Methodology
We are utilizing data collected by Candid to document and assess the DEI practices implemented by the organization. Nonprofit organizations are encouraged to fill out the Equity Strategies section of their Candid profiles to receive a rating.
Learn more about the methodology.
Constituent Feedback
100/100 points
30% of beacon score
This organization reported that it is collecting feedback from the constituents and/or communities it serves. Charity Navigator believes nonprofit organizations that engage in inclusive practices, such as collecting feedback from the people and communities they serve, may be more effective.
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Methodology
We've partnered with Candid to survey organizations about their feedback practices. Nonprofit organizations can fill out the How We Listen section of their Candid profile to receive a rating.
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Analysis and Research
Like the overall Encompass Rating System, the Culture & Community Beacon is designed to evolve as metrics are developed and ready for integration. Below you can find more information about the metrics we currently evaluate in this beacon and their relevance to nonprofit performance.
Constituent Feedback
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
