African American Firefighter Museum
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 954646322
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2010–2023
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2023, Form 990-N 2011
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Phone
- 2137441730
- Rating
- 78
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Museum, Museum Activities
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $41,454
- Expenses
- $55,007
- Assets
- $34,960
- Liabilities
- $50
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
7 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- MICHELLE BANKS (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- MICHELLE BANKS (PRESIDENT)
- TAVIS BANKS (SECRETARY)
- ANDREW EVANS (LA COUNTY STENTORIAN REP)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The specific purpose of this organization is to collect, preserve and share whatever relates to the history of african-american firefighters in the los angeles community and other parts of the USA from early 1800's to the present. This shall include the collection, preservation, interpretation, exhibition of and educational programs utilizing photographs, films, documents, records, literature, tools, equipment, uniforms, art and other artifacts and paraphernalia.
What it reported doing in 2023
2023 summary: the following summarizes the aaffm's 2023 virtual, onsite and hybrid activities. The aaffm continues to provide programming for free/no cost. Our sincere appreciation and thanks goes to the volunteers and community donors (known and unknown) who supported the aaffm with their time and contributions.onsite toursa. "sundays at the african american firefighter museum" 2023 - present continued eventbrite timed-ticketed tour scheduling to ensure a safe environment for visitors and volunteers, and compliance with covid protocols.b. Participated in museum for all and the blue star museum programs.c. Provided tours for elementary schools, middle school, high school and fire cadet prep programsd. Black history month celebration and presentationvirtual tours and programsa. Provided virtual los angeles firefighter history sessions and docent/host training sessionsb. Launched aaffm podcast "blazing trails and breaking norms: african american women's legacy in the fire servicecommunity outreach a. American red cross (arc) blood drives held two successful blood drives that connected new donors to the arc.b. Aaffm 25th anniversary community celebration
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% 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
SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 72
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 29
- Growth: 20
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 79.6%; rating input score 80
- Program expense ratio: 60%; rating input score 60
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -32.7%; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.64; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -11.3% per year; rating input score 0; 26th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -5.9% per year; rating input score 0; 34th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 4.4% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 79.6% of revenue deployed · 60% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $33K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 12 filing years from 2010 to 2023
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
- 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 — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 18/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 34/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 36/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.