Council for Vaccine Safety Learn the Risk

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
473995345
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2015–2017
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2017
Location
Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Phone
4159879412
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alliance/Advocacy Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$62,016
Expenses
$68,573
Assets
$3,188
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2017. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BRANDY VAUGHAN (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • BRANDY VAUGHAN (PRESIDENT)
  • ANNE RIBLEY (SECRETARY)
  • ANGELIKA STALMAN (TREASURER)

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 2017. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Learn the risk (aka council for vaccine safety) educates worldwide on the risks of pharmaceutical drugs, medical procedures and vaccines. Founder brandy vaughan worked for one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, saw massive corruption that put lives at risk and has now dedicated her life to giving the public the much needed information that most doctors won't give. Every patient has a right to informed choice and information on far less dangerous natural alternatives. Learn the risk is not only an online platform for up-to-date scientific news and research, but also raises awareness through a uses multinational advertising campaign that includes billboards, social media and online ads, commercials, radio spots, printed materials and events.

What it reported doing in 2017

The primary activity of this organization is to provide public education worldwide on the risks of pharmaceutical drugs, medical procedures and vaccines.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 89% 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

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 total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 31
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • 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: -10.6%; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.05; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 35.9% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 19% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -67% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $69K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2015 to 2017
  • 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 29/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 7/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.