Coulwood Community Council LTD

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
560773306
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-EZ 2022
Location
Paw Creek, NC, USA
Phone
7049049417
Rating
73
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Recreational l Clubs

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$270,400
Expenses
$144,509
Assets
$648,639
Liabilities
$424,514

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Cindy Ferguson (President)
  • Joanne Baker (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Cindy Ferguson (President)
  • Leslie Campbell (Treasurer)
  • Abby Limauge (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. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

PROJECT ACTIVITY OBJECTIVES a. Short term objectives are to maintain and operate the Coulwood Community Clubhouse, Park and Coulwood Pool for the membership and community to provide recreational facilities for the welfare of the individuals and families. b. Long Term objectives are to encourage the Coulwood Community residents to become more inter

What it reported doing in 2023

PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS a. The Coulwood Pool was open for membership from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend. There were approximately 167 individual pool memberships and council memberships for the season.During the summer season the Coulwood Swim Team used the pool for team practices, team swim meets and league swim meets. Swim lessons are offered at the pool. On July 4th, the Pool was open to the public for a free swim with approximately 300 attending. Water aerobics activities were also available. b. There was movie night in the park, Easter egg hunt, photos with Santa, Senior citizens pancake breakfast. The Coulwood Clubhouse was also rented several times a month for varius family reunions, showers, birthday parties etc. The Coulwood Community Council Board of Directors holds monthly, bi-annual and special community meetings at the Clubhouse with 10 to 50 attending. c. The Coulwood Park is open dawn to dusk to the public and used by individuals, families and groups for picnics and gatherings. The annual 4th of July Community Celebration is held in the park.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 74% 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

SUPPORTED - A large share of total spending goes to programs and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 63
  • Transparency & Controls: 81
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 75
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 53.4%; rating input score 53
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90%; rating input score 90; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • 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: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 46.6%; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.49; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.65; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 16.2% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 40.7% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 53.4% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $145K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 15 of 16 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 53/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 6 not reported.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 9/100.