Cigar Social Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
934560112
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Rochester, NY, USA
Phone
5852477400
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Recreational l Clubs

Reported finances

Revenue
$163,342
Expenses
$151,026
Assets
$34,223
Liabilities
$2,278

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • NICHOLAS MASTRODONATO (President/Tres)
  • LOU BUDUSON (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • NICHOLAS MASTRODONATO (President/Tres)
  • LOU BUDUSON (Vice President)
  • VANESSA MASTRODONATO (Secretary)

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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Our mission is to create a welcoming social environment where members can gather to enjoy cigars, share knowledge, and build lasting relationships through recreational and educational experiences.

What it reported doing in 2025

The organization operates as a social club organized under Section 501(c)(7) to promote fellowship and recreational enjoyment among its members through cigar appreciation, educational events, tastings, and social gatherings.

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
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

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 total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 94
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 40
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 91.1%; rating input score 91
  • Program expense ratio: 98.6%; rating input score 99

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 7.5%; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.23; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.07; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 54% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 90.5% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 77.7% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 91.1% of revenue deployed · 98.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $149K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2023 to 2025
  • 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 50/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 21/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 24/100.