Carol Ann Foundation
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 860969253
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2013–2017
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2017
- Location
- Tucson, AZ, USA
- Phone
- 5207442531
- Rating
- 85
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Specifically Named Diseases Research
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $747
- Expenses
- $39,628
- Assets
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2017. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
6 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- MARY SMITH (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- MARY SMITH (PRESIDENT)
- CAROL HARINGS (SECRETARY)
- MICHAEL B SMITH (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 2017. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The carol ann foundation and the internation morquio organization is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization dedciated to seeking out those who have morquio type a (mucopolysaccharidosis iva; mps iva) in order to provide a mutual aid network; act as an advocate for patients, physicians, and scientists; compile medical information into a database; and pursue funding for education and research.
What it reported doing in 2017
Provide scholarships and grants to biochemists and molecular biologists researching morquio type a, a severe bone disease in young children.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 98% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 95% 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: 100
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 8
- Growth: 40
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; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -5,205%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd 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: 13.5% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -31.6% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -30.5% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $40K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
- Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 5 filing years from 2013 to 2017
- 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.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 1/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.