Courtland Development Council

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
823265503
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2020–2020
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2020, Form 990-N 2019
Location
Courtland, AL, USA
Phone
3174453663
Rating
91
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$175,708
Expenses
$204,043
Assets
$6,543

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2020. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BRETT DENNIS (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • BRETT DENNIS (PRESIDENT)
  • PAM PARKER (SECRETARY)
  • JOHN L THORNTON (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 2020. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The primary function of the courtland development council is economic development for the town of courtland, Alabama, population 949.

What it reported doing in 2020

Courtland, Alabama and the surrounding area suffered from a lack of broadband availibility. Courtland development council ("cdc"), with the assistance of the local council of government, was able to secure a grant in the anount of 165,158 from the appalacian regional commission. Cdc entered into a contract with traveller multimedia, llc, of huntsville, Alabama to construct and initiate a broadband network in courtland, Alabama. The work began in 2020 and was completed in early 2021. The system is up and operating successfully for local residences, businesses and governments.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% 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: 100
  • Sustainability: 13
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

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; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -16.1%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.03; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

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

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $204K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 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.

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 9/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 4/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.