Coalition to Save Local Businesses Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
990935654
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
2026620778
Rating
59
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alliance/Advocacy

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,135,041
Expenses
$523,163
Assets
$631,091
Liabilities
$33,440

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MATTHEW HALLER (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • MATTHEW HALLER (PRESIDENT): $1,145,427 total reported compensation
  • SARAH DAVIES (SECRETARY): $353,595 total reported compensation
  • AMY BROWN (TREASURER): $286,427 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The coalition to save local businesses is a broad alliance of locally owned, independent businesses, associations, and organizations. We are dedicated to protecting independent business owners from regulatory overreach and ensuring that entrepreneurship remains accessible to all americans.

What it reported doing in 2024

The organization advanced social welfare by conducting public education initiatives on issues affecting local franchise businesses and the franchise model. The organization also engaged in lobbying efforts related to legislation impacting franchising, consistent with its exempt purpose. During the reporting period, the organization engaged in nonpartisan franchise education and advocacy efforts aimed at educating lawmakers on the fundamentals of the franchise business model and federal legislation to benefit the franchising community.activities included advocating about issues important to franchising, educating policymakers and their staff, coordinating coalition outreach, and educating the general public on the economic impact of franchising on small business owners and local economies. The coalition conducted nonpartisan public education campaigns on issues affecting franchising, providing explanatory materials and forums to improve public understanding of franchise policy.the organization conducted an estimated 75 meetings with elected officials, participated in 50 coalition or stakeholder convenings, and distributed 8 advocacy briefs or policy documents to legislative staff and members of congress and ran public issue ads in key states and districts on the franchise model and legislation impacting franchising. The longer-term goal is to create a more stable and equitable framework for the franchise sector, which supports an estimated 831,000 franchise establishments nationwide.all figures not derived from organizational records are estimated based on available industry data.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 88% 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

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 59
  • Transparency & Controls: 65
  • Accountability: 65
  • Sustainability: 65
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 45.8%; rating input score 46
  • Program expense ratio: 99.4%; rating input score 99
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 80%; rating input score 80; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 44
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Fail
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 53.9%; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.21; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.05; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 33.6%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 45.8% of revenue deployed · 99.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 5 board members independent · 4 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $520K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $1.1M · 7 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $470K reported
  • Consistency: 12 of 12 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 46/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 8 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 49/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 5/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 51/100.