Crime Stoppers Council of Broward County Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
592126052
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Phone
9544938477
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Crime Prevention

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$261,179
Expenses
$230,285
Assets
$760,508
Liabilities
$255,571

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

17 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • PAUL JAWORSKI (PRESIDENT)
  • CAESAR SILVA (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • PAUL JAWORSKI (PRESIDENT)
  • CAESAR SILVA (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • STEVE EINHORN (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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To provide tip line to the general public for the purpose of receiving information that law enforcement might otherwise not be able to obtain, and then provide that information to law enforcement for the purpose of solving crimes and apprehending criminals, and to provide monetary cash rewards to the tipsters for information that leads to an arrest of a criminal or wanted fugitive.

What it reported doing in 2025

The organization received 5,438 tips. Multiple tips were approved during the year and $46,500 were paid. Tips are received via tip lines and e-mails. Representatives of the organization attended seven community events to promote crime prevention. The organization works closely with the broward county municipal police agencies and the broward sheriff's office to provide information to the public and spread important information regarding crime prevention and stoppage. The organization continued to actively promote information regarding crime stoppage and prevention in multiple ways including billboards, social media, bus benches, etc.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 96% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 77% for direct work, and 23% for grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - 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 revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 74
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 58
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 79.3%; rating input score 79
  • Program expense ratio: 89.7%; rating input score 90
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 81st 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • 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: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 11.8%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.3; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.34; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -6.4% per year; rating input score 0; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -4.2% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.4% per year; rating input score 100; 28th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 79.3% of revenue deployed · 89.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 17 of 17 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $206K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 17 people listed
  • Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2011 to 2025
  • 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.

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 12/100.