Ann Arbor Historical Foundation

Overview

Mission

City of ann arbor historical preservation

What it reported doing in 2024

To promote and support activities and projects relating to local history and to historic preservation, including purchase and installation of historical markers/exhibits.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 80% of the money available for current operations came from contributions.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The nonprofit carried out 100% of its reported program work directly.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237076872
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2015–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Headquarters
Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Rating
72
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

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The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 97
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: NotEnoughData
  • Sustainability: 40
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 93.1%; rating input score 93

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Public monitoring controls: Limited
  • Public policy transparency: Limited
  • Public financial transparency: Limited
  • Impact reporting controls: Limited
  • Public relationship transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Public governance controls: Limited
  • Zakat policy transparency: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -162.4%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Operating reserve ratio: 7.57; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -23.9% per year; rating input score 0; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -17.5% per year; rating input score 0; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.7% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 93.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $11K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 10 annual filings from 2015 to 2024