Coast Guard Auxiliary Association Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
526056326
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Granite City, IL, USA
Phone
6188235009
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Military, Veterans' Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$935,598
Expenses
$896,179
Assets
$5,651,435
Liabilities
$125,976

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

Leadership & pay

21 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DALE E FAJARDO (PRESIDENT & CEO/DIRECTOR)
  • BART KNAPP (VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCIAL AFFAIRS)

People named in this filing

  • DALE E FAJARDO (PRESIDENT & CEO/DIRECTOR)
  • MARY KIRKWOOD (CHAIRMAN/DIRECTOR)
  • PATRICK FEIGHERY (VICE CHAIR/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. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To provide for the fiscal health of the u.s. Coast guard auxiliary through the promotion of boating safety including educational, outreach and other programs.

What it reported doing in 2024

National training events: two national training events are typically held each year, offering a comprehensive program of training sessions, workshops, meetings, roundtables, and fellowship opportunities. National training ("ntrain") is held in the march timeframe in st. Louis, mo and the national training summit ("nts") is typically held in august in orlando, fl. Ntrain is the u.s. Coast guard auxiliary's national training event for selected district officers. The event includes leadership training opportunities as well as meetings for the national executive committee ("nexcom"), the national staff operating committee ("opcom"), and the national board of the u.s. Coast guard auxiliary. The nts includes leadership training opportunities as well as meetings for the nexcom, the opcom and (continuation on schedule o) the national board of the u.s. Coast guard auxiliary. The nts also serves as a forum for biennial elections for the auxiliary's national leadership. For 2025, the in-person ntrain was canceled due to funding issues and it was conducted via a virtual event. The nts was held in dallas, tx.

Operating model

Revenue model
Membership-supported. 61% of the money available for current operations came from membership dues.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 98% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 80
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 65
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 84%; rating input score 84
  • Program expense ratio: 70.4%; rating input score 70
  • Fundraising efficiency: $163.95 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 4.2%; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 6.31; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -1.2% per year; rating input score 0; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.1% per year; rating input score 100; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.1% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 84% of revenue deployed · 70.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 7 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $631K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 21 people listed
  • Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 48/100.