Buffalo Women's Caucus

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
883637955
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Cheektowaga, NY, USA
Phone
7169497395
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$59
Expenses
$119
Assets
$399
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Courtney Ball (President)
  • Leah Halton (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Courtney Ball (President)
  • Leah Halton (Vice President)
  • Rebecca Castaneda (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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of the Buffalo Women's Caucus is to empower women in all fields to become changemakers and leaders in the Buffalo area. We will empower women to become leaders in their field, and to provide the necessary resources and support for women whom seek elective office. We will accomplish this by: Advocating for women's equity issues and priorities. Creating an environment to meet other goal-oriented, driven women in Western New York. Connecting women with mentors and a support network Celebrating opportunities to give back to the community.

What it reported doing in 2024

Hosted a happy hour to encourage networking and meet new individuals.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 81
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 41
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 49.6%; rating input score 50

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -101.7%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.35; rating input score 77; 77th 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: -125.4% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -139% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -17.6% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 49.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $59 in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 50/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 8/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.