Brewster Meeting House Preservation Project Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN: 432115314
IRS 990-EZ coverage: 2014–2016
Forms available: Form 990 2013, Form 990-EZ 2016
Location: Brewster, MA, USA
Rating: 85
Verdict: STRONG
Rating confidence: Moderate
Sector: Historical Societies, Related Historical Activities

Reported finances

Revenue: $9,342
Expenses: $41,072
Assets: $39,970

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

2 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

TAVIA OSSOLA (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

TAVIA OSSOLA (PRESIDENT)
SHARON MAROTTI (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 2016. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The purpose of the brewster meeting house preservation project is to raise the necessary funds to restore the brewster meeting house located at 1969 old kings highway, brewster, ma 02631. The bulk of the funding will come from private donations. An application for the town funding through the cape preservation council will be made in 2010.

What it reported doing in 2016

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

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 revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

Financial Efficiency: 99
Transparency & Controls: 82
Sustainability: 22
Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
Program expense ratio: 97.4%; rating input score 97

Transparency & Controls

Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

Operating margin: -339.6%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.97; rating input score 47; 47th 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: 172.1% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
Revenue growth: -42.4% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
Asset growth: -25.2% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Details

Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 97.4% of spending went to programs
Governance: Filed governance answers
Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $40K in reported program spending
Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 2 people listed
Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
Schedules: 2 filed schedules
Filing history: 3 filing years from 2014 to 2016
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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 3/100.
High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 47/100.
Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.
High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.