Catch the Light Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
454084971
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2014–2016
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2016
Location
Gresham, OR, USA
Phone
5036611682
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Reported finances

Expenses
$3,513
Assets
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Keith Eisele (Executive Director)
  • Vera Haddan (President)

People named in this filing

  • Keith Eisele (Executive Director)
  • Vera Haddan (President)
  • John Seelinger (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 2016. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Enhance lives through educational opportunities

What it reported doing in 2016

Direct support to educational institutions in SE Asia

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

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 10
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 10
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: 26.2%; rating input score 26

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: Limited
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -75% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -4.5% per year; rating input score 0; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -40% per year; rating input score 0; 26th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 26.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $919 in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 4 of 4 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2014 to 2016
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 26/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 12/100.
  • 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 51/100.