Alumnae Assoc of Cedar Crest College

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237414831
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2019
Location
Allentown, PA, USA
Phone
6104374471
Rating
59
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alumni Associations

Reported finances

Revenue
$32,929
Expenses
$16,764
Assets
$700,582
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

23 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • NANCY CLEFF (PAST PRESIDENT)
  • PAMELA SAUNDERS (PRESIDENT)
  • JOAN BRODHEAD (1ST VICE PRESIDENT/TREASUR)
  • DINA HEFFNER (2ND VICE PRESIDENT)
  • MELISSA ARIFAJ (3RD VICE PRESIDENT)
  • LORI GALLAGHER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • NANCY CLEFF (PAST PRESIDENT)
  • PAMELA SAUNDERS (PRESIDENT)
  • JOAN BRODHEAD (1ST VICE PRESIDENT/TREASUR)

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

To create and continue an active & beneficial interest in the college by its alumnae, so as to to advance the college's cause & welfare.

What it reported doing in 2024

Various activities for graduates and undergraduates

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 42% for direct work, and 58% for grants.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 63
  • Transparency & Controls: 87
  • Accountability: 12
  • Sustainability: 83
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 64.7%; rating input score 65
  • Program expense ratio: 82.2%; rating input score 82
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 18th 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: Limited
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • 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: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 49.1%; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 41.79; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -6.1% per year; rating input score 0; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -7.2% per year; rating input score 0; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.7% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 64.7% of revenue deployed · 82.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $14K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 23 people listed
  • Consistency: 15 of 16 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes grants
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.