Council for Sound Tax Policy Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 821077958
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2017–2021
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2021
- Location
- Madison, WI, USA
- Phone
- 6084411205
- Rating confidence
- Limited
Reported finances
- Expenses
- $37,448
- Assets
- $14,609
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2021. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
6 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- PETER PRICKETT (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- PETER PRICKETT (PRESIDENT)
- ROSE OSWALD POELS (EXECUTIVE DI)
- MICHAEL SEMMANN (VICE PRESIDE)
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 2021. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The council for sound tax policy is dedicated to the promotion of tax policies that adhere to the principles of simplicity, transparency, stability and economic growth while facilitating sound federal and state tax policy.
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
- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 38
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 15
- Growth: 0
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: Limited
- Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: Limited
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.39; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -40.2% per year; rating input score 0; 30th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -42.8% per year; rating input score 0; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -9.3% per year; rating input score 0; 46th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $37K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
- Consistency: 3 of 3 current checks pass
- Schedules: 1 filed schedules
- Filing history: 5 filing years from 2017 to 2021
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- 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 — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 32/100.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 51/100.