Bear State Foundation
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 473266106
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2017–2017
- Forms available
- Form 990 2016, Form 990-EZ 2017
- Location
- Little Rock, AR, USA
- Phone
- 5017165901
- Rating
- 34
- Verdict
- REVIEW
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Single Organization Support
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $10,702
- Expenses
- $3,103
- Assets
- $0
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2017. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
3 people listed
People named in this filing
- MATT MACHEN (TRUSTEE)
- SHERRI BILLINGS (TRUSTEE)
- SHELLY LOFTIN (TRUSTEE)
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 2017. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
To provide support to our communities through local charities and events that will increase opportunity, create positivity and enhance the quality of life for those in need.
What it reported doing in 2017
Grants paid to support local charitable organizations selected by employees of bear state financial, inc.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.
The verdict
REVIEW - 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: 2
- Transparency & Controls: 75
- Sustainability: 53
- Growth: 0
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 0.9%; rating input score 1
- Program expense ratio: 3.2%; rating input score 3
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 91.7%; rating input score 92; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 71%; rating input score 97; 97th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd 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: Limited
- Revenue growth: -136.2% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -148.5% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 0.9% of revenue deployed · 3.2% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $100 in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
- Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: 5 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 1/100.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 3/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.