Metropolitan Club Foundation Inc

Overview

Mission

The metropolitan club foundation (the "foundation"), inc. Was formed for the following purposes: to support educational programs for club managers and assistant managers; to further the club management profession; (continued on schedule o).to provide financial assistance to individuals from the public sector, including minorities, interested in the club and hospitality fields and in doing so, create a greater public awareness of professional opportunities; to promote the club management profession through academic programs offered by community colleges, culinary schools and universities both in New York and other states; to cooperate in the dissemination of professional information to allied associations, academic institutions and other groups involved with the hospitality field; to offer limited assistance to club management professionals and their families facing catastrophic and devastating situations due to illness, disaster or death of a family member.

What it reported doing in 2024

Foundation hosts three workshops a year to provide educational programs to further the club management profession. These 6-hour workshops are open to the membership and guests and taught by leading industry experts.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 61% for direct work, and 39% for grants.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
133871494
IRS 990 coverage
2018–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Headquarters
Elmsford, NY, USA
Rating
69
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Film, Video

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filing reports that some governance safeguards are missing.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 40
  • Transparency & Controls: 84
  • Accountability: 94
  • Sustainability: 87
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 22.3%; rating input score 22
  • Program expense ratio: 71.1%; rating input score 71
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 93.3%; rating input score 93; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 63.7%; rating input score 64; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited
  • Public monitoring controls: Limited
  • Public policy transparency: Limited
  • Public financial transparency: Limited
  • Impact reporting controls: Limited
  • Public relationship transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 86
  • Public governance controls: Limited
  • Zakat policy transparency: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 53%; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Operating reserve ratio: 12.31; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.5% per year; rating input score 100; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.8% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 22.3% of revenue deployed · 71.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 15 of 15 board members independent · 6 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $216K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 15 people listed
  • Consistency: 20 of 21 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes grants
  • Filing history: 6 annual filings from 2018 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.