Carenow Foundation Inc Dba Compassionow

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
593814178
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2012–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2020, Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Jasper, TN, USA
Phone
8054790399
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Family Services

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$116,976
Expenses
$110,380
Assets
$126,614
Liabilities
$2,677

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

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • EDWARD BJURSTROM (President)
  • WENDY BJURSTROM (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • EDWARD BJURSTROM (President)
  • WENDY BJURSTROM (Vice President)
  • PEGGY PENCE (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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Form 990-ez, part iii, primary exempt purpose - carenow foundation isdedicated to establishing and supporting effective medical clinics inafrican locations where the most basic healthcare is simplyunavailable. While focused on delivering basic healthcare, the teachingand training of local people in basic healthcare practices andestablishing community caregivers has an even greater long-term effect by building self-sufficiency in these communities.form 990-ez, part iii, line 28, program service accomplishments: carenow foundation is dedicated to establishing andsupporting effective medical clinics in african locationswhere the most basic healthcare is simply unavailable.while focused on delivering basic healthcare, the teaching and trainingof local people in basic healthcare practices and establishingcommunity caregivers has an even greater long-term effect by buildingself-sufficiency in these communities.form 990-ez, part iii, line 29, program service accomplishments:1,000 hills south a

What it reported doing in 2024

See schedule o

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

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

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 80
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 54
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 78.5%; rating input score 79
  • Program expense ratio: 83.2%; rating input score 83

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: 5.6%; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.15; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.5% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -6.1% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.1% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 78.5% of revenue deployed · 83.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 7 filed program accomplishments · $92K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2012 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 6 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.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 49/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 37/100.