East Texas A&m University Foundation

Overview

Mission

Student scholarship awards and University support.

What it reported doing in 2023

East Texas A&M University Operational Support - Faculty and academic department program support, alumni support, athletic support, president's operating funds, project support, etc. (12 months of the year).

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 81% of the money available for current operations came from contributions.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 95% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237076930
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023
Headquarters
Commerce, TX, USA
Rating
98
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

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The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing reports that some governance safeguards are missing.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 99
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 94
  • Sustainability: 82
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 98.4%; rating input score 98
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • 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; 64th 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: 13.7%; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Operating reserve ratio: 9.83; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 98; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 10.5% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.7% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 98.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 25 of 25 board members independent · 6 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $3.9M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 25 people listed
  • Consistency: 45 of 45 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 12 annual filings from 2010 to 2023
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 3 filed related-organization links