Cleary Foundation for the Deaf Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
010902150
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Nesconset, NY, USA
Phone
6315880530
Rating
91
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Single Organization Support

Reported finances

Revenue
$5,282
Expenses
$189,178
Assets
$421,805
Liabilities
$24,715

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MARIAN CONWAY (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • MARIAN CONWAY (PRESIDENT)
  • RICHARD BALCOM (MEMBER)
  • JOHN T ADAMS (MEMBER (EFFECTIVE 6/25))

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The foundation is committed to supporting a variety of educational programs and activities necessary to address the educational, social, and vocational needs of the deaf and their families.

What it reported doing in 2024

To help support the following programs at cleary school for the deaf: american sign language adult education classes, the audio-oral preschool program, the deaf infant program, the parent/child music together program, and a co-sponsor of deaf cultural events.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 74% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% 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: 94
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 29
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 82.6%; rating input score 83

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: -3,481.6%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.23; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.06; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8.4% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -7.9% per year; rating input score 0; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.6% per year; rating input score 100; 41st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 82.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $156K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 1/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 20/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.