88-Crime Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
860407186
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Tucson, AZ, USA
Phone
5207245742
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$102,646
Expenses
$145,214
Assets
$839,215
Liabilities
$1,499

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

18 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JESSICA MOATS (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • JESSICA MOATS (PRESIDENT)
  • WILLIAM FLEMING (VICE PRESIDE)
  • LOREN COTA (SECRETARY)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

88-crime, inc (the "organization") is a not-for-profit organization incorporated in the state of Arizona. The organization supports the pima county attorney's office 88-crime program through fundraising for rewards, approving recommended rewards, participating in and supporting school education and public awareness programs to prevent crime and to encourage the reporting of crime by members of the public.

What it reported doing in 2024

88-crime, inc supports the pima county attorney's office. 88-crime program through fundraising for rewards, approving recommended rewards participating in and supporting k through 12 school education, providing higher education scholarships, and public awareness programs to prevent crime and to encourage the reporting of crime by the members of the public 88-crime, operated by the pcao, provides an anonymous telephone number mobile app and website for the southern Arizona community to provide information on unsolved felonies, which is then forwarded to law enforcement to investigate. With any arrest the caller receives up to 2500 in reward money. 88-crime works closely with all media, which highlights fugitives, cold case homicides and other felony crimes by means of television, radio and newspapers. In addition, the organization collaborates with schools by providing visual materials and information to students to educate grades k-12 on how to anonymously contact 88-crime to report illegal or suspicious activities at their school. Anonymous tips: 88-crime, inc. Supports the pima county attorney's office (pcao) anonymous tip line. The pcao provides an anonymous phone number, mobile app and website for the southern Arizona community to provide information on unsolved felonies, which is then forwarded to law enforecement to investigate. With any arrest the anonymous caller receives up to 2,500 in reward money. The board of directors meets monthly to review and approve recommended reward amounts for anonymous tips that led to felony arrest. During 2024, the board issued 15,500 in rewards for tipsters. Community awareness: 88-crime works closely with all media, which highlights fugitives, cold case homicides and other felony crimes by means of television, radio, newspapers and social media. In addition, the organization collaborates with local community events to educate the community about the anonymous tipline and mission of 88-crime. During these events, the organization provides printed material and logoed items to raise awareness of the anonymous tipline and potential rewards for tipsters.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 85% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 93
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 42
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 93.5%; rating input score 93
  • Fundraising efficiency: $4.54 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings

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; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -41.5%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.78; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -2.1% per year; rating input score 0; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.3% per year; rating input score 100; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -0.1% per year; rating input score 0; 24th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 93.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 18 of 18 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $136K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 18 people listed
  • Consistency: 22 of 22 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes grants
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 20/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 7/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 55/100.