Chesapeake Experience Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN: 208297172
IRS 990-EZ coverage: 2010–2017
Forms available: Form 990-EZ 2017, Form 990-N 2009
Location: Williamsburg, VA, USA
Phone: 8778295500
Rating: 34
Verdict: REVIEW
Rating confidence: Moderate
Sector: Swimming & Other Water Recreation

Reported finances

Revenue: $-40,382
Expenses: $11,397
Assets: $0
Liabilities: $0

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

JILL BIERI (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

JILL BIERI (PRESIDENT)
PAMALA MASON (SECRETARY)
WILLIAM STREET (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 2017. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To provide environmental education through field trips onto the chesapeake bay and surround waters using kayaks and canoes.chesapeake experience, inc. Ended operating in 2016, all activity that happen in 2017 was to pay outstanding expenses and the sale of assets.

What it reported doing in 2017

Conducted summer camps for area children to introduce them to the chesapeake bay ecosystem. Coordinated with area schools to conduct school field trips. All program services ended in 2016. During 2017 the only activities were to shut down the organization.

Operating model

Revenue model: Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model: No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.

The verdict

REVIEW - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

Financial Efficiency: 0
Transparency & Controls: 82
Sustainability: 10
Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

Operating margin: -128.2%; rating input score 6; 6th 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: -24.6% per year; rating input score 0; 16th percentile among comparable filings
Revenue growth: -5.1% per year; rating input score 0; 37th percentile among comparable filings
Asset growth: 1% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings

Details

Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
Governance: Filed governance answers
Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
Schedules: 3 filed schedules
Filing history: 8 filing years from 2010 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 6/100.
High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.