Cartecay Thrift Store Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 262226916
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2018–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2019, Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- Ellijay, GA, USA
- Phone
- 7066355510
- Rating
- 82
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Thrift Shops
- Affiliation
- Christianity
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $70
- Expenses
- $34,538
- Assets
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
7 people listed
People named in this filing
- KAREN DUNKELBURGER (CO-CHAIR)
- JOE STRICKLAND (CO-CHAIR)
- JOHN UNDERWOOD (TRUSTEE/DIRE)
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
This organization has ceased operations. It previously operated a community thrift store in ellijay, ga. They received donated items such as clothing, furniture, household items, etc. These items were sold in their thrift store. After expenses, the proceeds were donated to local charities and churches.
What it reported doing in 2024
Support for cartecay united methodist church programs and building
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 97% 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 program spending has declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 98
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 7
- Growth: 0
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 94.4%; rating input score 94
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -49,240%; rating input score 0; 0th 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: -22.5% per year; rating input score 0; 16th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -9.2% per year; rating input score 0; 25th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -6.4% per year; rating input score 0; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 94.4% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $33K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
- Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 6 filing years from 2018 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
- 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 0/100.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- 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.