Brookfield Us Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
271116231
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2014–2014
Forms available
Form 990 2013, Form 990-EZ 2014, Form 990-N 2009
Location
Marlborough, MA, USA
Phone
5082517650
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fund Raising and Fund Distribution

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,107
Expenses
$384,589
Assets
$3,875
Liabilities
$3,336

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2014. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KIM OSMARS (PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR)
  • JULIE SMITH-GALVIN (VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • KIM OSMARS (PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR)
  • JULIE SMITH-GALVIN (VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR)
  • LISA ZAREK (TREASURER/DIRECTOR)

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 2014. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To support activities undertaken by established charitable organizations that are tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code in two program areas:1) helping people meet their basic human needs. The foundation supports other charitable organizations which either directly provide, and/or work with end users to increase their capacity to obtain the following: a) food and water; b) shelter; c) clothing; d) residential heating or cooling; and e) medical wellness (including medical research)2) environmental education and stewardship. The brookfield u.s. Foundation supports other charitable organizations that engage in the following areas: a) advance the awareness of environmental beauty, challenges, opportunities for improvement; b) bring multiple stakeholders together to undertake projects designed to improve the local environment while also enhancing local understanding of that environment.

What it reported doing in 2014

The foundation supports activities undertaken by established charitable organizations in two program areas:1) helping people meet their basic human needs. 2) environmental education and stewardship.

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

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

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 97
  • Transparency & Controls: 76
  • Sustainability: 9
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 90.5%; rating input score 91

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 93.3%; rating input score 93; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -12,278.1%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.01; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.86; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -38.8% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -31.6% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 90.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $348K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 13 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 14 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: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 1/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 3/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 8/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 57/100.