Assistance League of Southern Utah
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 900351648
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2010–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2018, Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- St George, UT, USA
- Phone
- 4356889399
- Rating
- 94
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Children's, Youth Services
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $190,180
- Expenses
- $433,137
- Assets
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
9 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- ANDREA AUGENSTEIN (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- ANDREA AUGENSTEIN (PRESIDENT)
- JANE HANKISON (TREASURER)
- LIZ ROSE (RESOURCE DEV)
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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
An all-volunteer organization dedicated to enriching the lives of school children in southern Utah. Provides new clothing to deserving children and educational materials and other specific needs as requested by the schools.
What it reported doing in 2024
Operation school bell: signature program provides low income children with new school clothes, shoes, book for various reading programs, and volunteers to work one-on-one with the students resulting in positive outcomes for kids. They feel more confident, fit in with peers, and perform better at school, increasing the opportunity to break the cycle of poverty. 14 shopping events were held in 2024-25 providing 865 children with new clothing and/or shoes. Each child was also offered a dental hygiene kit and a hand-knitted cap. Children served range from pre-kindergarten through high school. We also purchased books for 10 dixie technical college students in need of financial assistance. Literacy: a total of 435 students in elementary and preschool received books. Member volunteers read to students in classrooms in Washington county. Action week: our action week coordinator delivered art supplies to 3 rural schools. Community outreach: we delivered paper goods needed by switchpoint soup kitchen in st. George, ut, a community resource center offering free hot meals. The purpose of the programs is to show that caring adults in the community support each child's education; that going to and staying in school can provide a brighter future. Research shows that children in poverty face a variety of challenges including bullying and feeling isolated. A positive environment creates a foundation for developing social and cognitive skills that can help level the playing field and boost performance and self-esteem that will last a lifetime. Teachers, counselors and administrators continue to report that they have witnessed positive changes in children who benefit from these programs. Classroom behavior and participation improve, interaction with peers is more positive, and self-confidence is evident.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 76% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 74% of its reported program spending out as grants.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 98
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 8
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 95.4%; rating input score 95
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -127.8%; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 11.2% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 7.7% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 6.6% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 95.4% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $413K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
- Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
- Schedules: 5 filed schedules
- Filing history: 9 filing years from 2010 to 2024
- 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.