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Joint Costs
Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC)'s rating was adjusted for Joint Costs. If you are a donor who considers direct mail, telemarketing, and other Joint Cost solicitations to be true charitable programs, the below efficiency ratios, which were not adjusted for joint costs, may better reflect your goals.
| Program % | Cost to Raise $100 |
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| 82% | $11 |
Accounting rules allow charities to report some telemarketing, direct mail, and other solicitation costs as Program expenses. CharityWatch believes that most donors do not consider a charity's solicitation activities to be the Programs they are intending to support with their donations. We therefore adjust such expenses out of a charity's reported Program expense and add it to Fundraising expense prior to calculating its rating.
Financial Documents
| Entity | Document Type | Tax ID |
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| Unitarian Universalist Service Committee | IRS Form 990 | 04-6186012 |
| Unitarian Universalist Service Committee | Audited Financial Statements | 04-6186012 |
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Entity: Unitarian Universalist Service Committee Document Type: IRS Form 990 Tax ID: 04-6186012 |
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Entity: Unitarian Universalist Service Committee Document Type: Audited Financial Statements Tax ID: 04-6186012 |
Governance & Transparency
CharityWatch evaluates certain criteria related to a charity's Governance and Transparency. Donors may want to consider a charity's willingness to be open and transparent with CharityWatch to be a good litmus test for determining its commitment to public accountability.
Top Salaries
| Name | Title | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Constance Kane | VP/COO | $273,885 |
| 2 | William Schultz | Past President | $255,942 |
| 3 | Paul Twitchell, Jr. | Director Of Communications | $208,282 |
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1 Name: Constance Kane Title: VP/COO Compensation: $273,885 |
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2 Name: William Schultz Title: Past President Compensation: $255,942 |
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3 Name: Paul Twitchell, Jr. Title: Director Of Communications Compensation: $208,282 |
Analysts' Notes
CharityWatch Analysts perform an in-depth analysis of charities' audited financial statements and IRS tax filings, and often review other documents such as state filings, annual reports, and fundraising contracts during their evaluations. Below are select notes that CharityWatch believes may be of interest to donors.
| According to the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) audit of June 30, 2017 (Note 8, Special Initiative Campaign - UUSC Rising): "UUSC Rising: Because Justice Can't Wait is a special initiatives campaign established to raise funds in support of UUSC's programmatic work through the Organization's eye-to-eye partnership model, and to celebrate the Organization's 75th anniversary. This campaign provides UUSC with an opportunity to consolidate the significant growth experienced over the past few years in major donor support and will help secure UUSC's financial future for at least the next decade. "The campaign will be conducted over five years, with funds raised from FY14 through FY18. Fiscal Years 14 and 15 comprised the 'quiet' phase of the campaign, with FY16 through FY18 marking the public phase. Having reached the financial goal before the campaign's pre-determined end-date, in this last year of activity, UUSC will wind down UUSC Rising with updates to supporters and will look to launch a new campaign for FY19. "UUSC Rising: Because Justice Can't Wait is part of the Unitarian Universalist Collaborative Campaign involving UUSC and the Church of the Larger Fellowship, Meadville Lombard Theological School, Starr King School for the Ministry, the Unitarian Universalist Association and the Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association. The Collaborative Campaign will include a joint planned giving campaign, with the Wake Now our Vision, Legacy Challenge Gift Match. This gift match is sponsored but [sic] the UU Church at Shelter Rock and, for UUSC, will bridge from UUSC Rising to the next special initiatives fund." |
| According to the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) audit of June 30, 2017 (Note 14, Collective Bargaining Agreement): "UUSC's workforce is composed primarily of members of UNITE Here! with whom there is a collective bargaining agreement. In April 2017, that agreement was extended for one year until June 2018." |
| According to the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) audit of June 30, 2017 (Note 12, Concentrations): "Revenue for each of the years ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 includes $1,025,000 from one donor, the Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock ('Shelter Rock'). During the years ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, Shelter Rock committed grant revenue of $850,000 as well as $850,000 in donations for each year. Based on experience, UUSC expects that the balance at June 30, 2017 from Shelter Rock will be collected in full." |
| According to the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) audit of June 30, 2017 (Note 11, Commitments and Contingencies, Employment Agreement): "As is common in many organizations, UUSC has employment agreements with key management personnel, including the CEO whose agreement commenced on July 1, 2016 and contains a number of provisions relative to the terms of employment. Additionally, UUSC also pays certain benefits of two prior CEOs..." |