Arsema Spiritual Tsiwa Association Z Boston

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
851107206
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2022
Forms available
Form 990 2021, Form 990-EZ 2022
Location
Watertown, MA, USA
Phone
7812283166
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Christianity
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$0
Expenses
$0
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Zewudu Megerssa (Vice President)
  • Lidetu Woldemichael (President)

People named in this filing

  • Zewudu Megerssa (Vice President)
  • Lidetu Woldemichael (President)
  • Fikirte Megerssa (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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

A) The primary purpose of the tsiwa association shall be to bring together followers of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo faith and to share in the worship of God in accordance with the teachings and practices of the tsiwa association. b) The tsiwa association also constitutes a spiritual unit of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, accepting and abiding by its religious teachings and spiritual rules with respect to matters of FAITH, WORSHIP AND CREED. In matters of administration, however, the tsiwa association maintains its independence and shall be governed by the congregation, and by its duly elected executive of Trustees in accordance with the Religious Incorporation Law and other relevant regulations of the State of Massachusetts and this by-law. c) Matters regarding the administration status of alignment of the tsiwa association and all other issues are decided by the General assembly (Congregation) of the tsiwa association based on this by-law.

What it reported doing in 2022

Due to Covid-19, we were limited to accomplish our mission. However, we fundraise on Giving Tuesday on Facebook matching. The association helped to distribute Protection supplies for covid-19 in communities in need.

Operating model

Revenue model
No positive adjusted resources. The filing reports no positive adjusted operating resources.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 91
  • Sustainability: NotEnoughData
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 88.9%; rating input score 89; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: Limited
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: Limited
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -150% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -75% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 9 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • 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 — Transparency & Controls: Series filing activity did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.