Association of Fundraising Professionals Greater Cleveland

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
341575857
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2018–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Arlington, VA, USA
Rating
49
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$51,032
Expenses
$60,791
Assets
$50,051

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

Leadership & pay

24 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MATT CARTER (PRESIDENT)
  • MARY PAXTON (PRESIDENT-ELECT)
  • FRAN ANDERSON (IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • MATT CARTER (PRESIDENT)
  • MARY PAXTON (PRESIDENT-ELECT)
  • JESSICA MALONE (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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The afp greater cleveland chapter is dedicated to elevating the fundraising profession providing valuable educational programming to our members and serving the community by promoting ethical and professional practices in philanthropy.

What it reported doing in 2024

Another program AFP Greater Cleveland provides is a networking event for all levels of fundraising and nonprofit management professionals. These social events are held a few times per year at a local gathering place either a restaurant or a professional office where AFP Greater Cleveland members and non-members can meet each other and discuss career advancement opportunities.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 76% 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

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 26
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 30
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 28.2%; rating input score 28
  • Program expense ratio: 23.7%; rating input score 24

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -19.1%; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.82; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.6% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -8.3% per year; rating input score 0; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -11.8% per year; rating input score 0; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 28.2% of revenue deployed · 23.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $14K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 24 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2018 to 2024
  • 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 28/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 24/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 24/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 41/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.