Carmen a Cox Scholarship Fund

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
621621108
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2013–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Greeneville, TN, USA
Phone
4237878022
Rating
89
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Scholarships, Student Financial Aid Services, Awards

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,947
Expenses
$10,000
Assets
$257,519

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

People named in this filing

  • CINDY LUTTRELL (MEMBER)
  • CRAIG SHEPHERD (VICE-CHAIRPE)
  • PAM BOTTA (MEMBER)

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 purpose of the carmen cox scholarship fund is to provide monetary assistance to the top achievers in business education in each of the public high schools located in greene county, Tennessee.

What it reported doing in 2024

The fund provides scholarships to high achievers in education in the greeneville and greene county high schools located in Tennessee. Four individuals were awarded scholarships for the 2024-2025 school year and they were paid subsequent to june 30, 2025. Expenditures are reflected for the five individuals who were awarded scholarships for the 2023-2024 school year and were paid subsequent to june 30, 2024.

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from recurring investment income.
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 assets have declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 37
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

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

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -413.6%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 25.75; rating input score 97; 97th 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: 11.5% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.4% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -1.5% per year; rating input score 0; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $10K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2013 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 3/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.