Center for the Study of Ancient Territories

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
742937231
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2016–2019
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2019
Location
Austin, TX, USA
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Humanities Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$5,394
Expenses
$11,604
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2019. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

1 person listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JOSEPH C CARTER (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • JOSEPH C CARTER (PRESIDENT)

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 2019. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The archaeological excavation, research and publication of ancient sites by multiple academic disciplines. Two sites currently being researched are metaponto in southern italy and chersonesos in the ukraine. The excavation of both sites are complete and the remaining work is to research & coordinate raw data and complete publication.

What it reported doing in 2019

Continue site research & survey in metaponto and coordinate findings with professionals in italy. Produce publications on history of agriculture in the metoponto region. Ceramic analysis of ancient finds & pre publication research. Analysis of both ancient human and animal bones. Restoration of ancient coins and artifacts unearthed. Writing: farmhouses & pantanello. The survey books of the chora of metaponto were published in 2012. The greek farmhouse of fattoria fabrizio was finalized and is ready to be published. The manuscript for the chora of metaponto 7: the greek sanctuary at pantanello was completed.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 83
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 10
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 55.5%; rating input score 55

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -115.1%; rating input score 7; 7th 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: -2.5% per year; rating input score 0; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.7% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -63.6% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 55.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 5 filed program accomplishments · $6K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 1 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2016 to 2019
  • 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 55/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 7/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense 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.