Averys Little Army Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
993548679
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Milford, CT, USA
Rating
60
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fund Raising and Fund Distribution

Reported finances

Revenue
$145,396
Expenses
$66,113
Assets
$187,757
Liabilities
$68

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Paul Lafferty (President)
  • Joe Honcz (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Paul Lafferty (President)
  • Joe Honcz (Vice President)
  • Kelly Hennigan (Treasurer)

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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The purpose of Averys Little Army Inc. is to honor the legacy of Avery Marie Lafferty an exceptionally brave cancer rebel and patients like her. We strive to advance pediatric brain and other cancer research through funding provide support and assistance to families battling pediatric cancer and promote activities to raise awareness of pediatric brain or other cancers.

What it reported doing in 2025

ALA Family Support is a program with Yale Hospital to offer financial assistance to families affected by childhood cancer. We provide rent mortgage and essential living expenses support to families who have been perhaps recently diagnosed and have spent extended periods in the hospital necessitating a withdrawal from work and other commitments. We are committed to offering this assistance particularly to families navigating the initial stages of their cancer journey.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 85% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Transfer-based 990-EZ. The 990-EZ reports grants or member benefits, but it does not separate enough spending to show the nonprofit’s full delivery mix.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and liabilities are high compared with assets.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 26
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 83
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 42.5%; rating input score 42
  • Program expense ratio: Limited

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: 54.5%; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.84; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 8.3% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 53.6% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 42.5% of revenue deployed
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 5 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 42/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 47/100.