Character Heart Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
631249267
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2014–2017
Forms available
Form 990 2013, Form 990-EZ 2017
Location
Montgomery, AL, USA
Phone
3342724276
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Heart and Circulatory System Diseases, Disorders

Reported finances

Revenue
$6,589
Expenses
$100,221
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2017. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • WAYNE BLACKWELL (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • PAMELA MORGAN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • DOUGLAS MCELVY (BOARD MEMBER)
  • REP DIMITRI POLIZOS (BOARD MEMBER)
  • MIKE REINHARDT (BOARD 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 2017. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Promoting character development in children by providing outstanding character education curriculum, training and follow-up support to schools, teachers and parents.

What it reported doing in 2017

Introduced "manners of the heart and "building strong character" curriculum to several public school districts and implemented the program with various teachers, students and parents.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 97% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 73% 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: 92
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 2
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 79%; rating input score 79

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -1,421%; 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: 11.5%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 53% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -14.7% per year; rating input score 0; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.7% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 79% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $79K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2014 to 2017
  • 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 1/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 10/100.