Athena League Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237357211
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2009, Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Athens, AL, USA
Phone
2567778938
Rating
73
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$46,194
Expenses
$42,374
Assets
$61,636
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BESS HAMILTON (PRESIDENT)
  • LESLIE STANLEY STANLEY (FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT)
  • ELLEN SCHERFF (SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • BESS HAMILTON (PRESIDENT)
  • LESLIE STANLEY STANLEY (FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT)
  • ELLEN SCHERFF (SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT)

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

Athena League supports various local tax-exempt charities by providing funds to support the community.

What it reported doing in 2024

Funds provided to Casa of Limestone County to assist local residents who need home modifications due to aging, accidental injury or health limitations.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 68
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 59
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 66.3%; rating input score 66
  • Program expense ratio: 72.2%; rating input score 72

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 8.3%; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.45; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -5.4% per year; rating input score 0; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.9% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.8% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 66.3% of revenue deployed · 72.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $31K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • 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 — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 59/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 57/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.