Alpha Tau Omega - Iota Phi

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
620465976
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2017–2017
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2017
Location
Nashville, TN, USA
Phone
6156364083
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Student Sororities, Fraternities

Reported finances

Revenue
$57,583
Expenses
$36,445
Assets
$33,646
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2017. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • PATRICK WILLIAMSON (PRESIDENT)
  • JOSEPH LAMARTINA (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • PATRICK WILLIAMSON (PRESIDENT)
  • JOSEPH LAMARTINA (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • ALEX FORDHAM (TREASURER)

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 2017. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Alpha tau omega is a fraternal organization that exists to develop the character and leadership abilities of its members.

What it reported doing in 2017

Alpha tau omega (ato) exists to benefit its members, the belmont university community, and the community of greater nashville. As such, new members are recruited each semester to further the organizations impact on those communities.

Operating model

Revenue model
Membership-supported. 65% of the money available for current operations came from membership dues.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 51% for direct work, and 49% for grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 77
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 70
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 63.3%; rating input score 63
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 36.7%; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.92; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 63.3% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $36K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 46/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.