Crisler Library in Ephesos

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
770522973
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2015
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2015
Location
Oxford, VA, UK
Phone
8058456120
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Humanities Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$-202,041
Expenses
$24,774
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JANET V CRISLER (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • DOUGLAS COCHRANE (CHAIRMAN & TREASURER)
  • JANET V CRISLER (PRESIDENT)
  • ISIN LUDLOW (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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To keep the goals of b. Cobbey crisler, internationally respected biblical scholar archaeologist, evident and available through the activities of the crisler library in ephesos; to share through seminars and archaeological research projects that b. Cobbey and janet v. Crisler felt essential towards understanding mankind's present challenges through knowledge of patterns of history.

What it reported doing in 2015

To continue the cultural and literary goals that b. Cobbey and janet v. Crisler envisioned through the activities of crisler library in ephesos, as an archaeological research library facility serving international universities, students and scholars. Such goals are implemented through seminars in english, german and turkish as well as through the international archaeology summer sessions for international university students.

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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Expenses are high relative to revenue and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 66
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 10
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 59.8%; rating input score 60
  • Program expense ratio: 75%; rating input score 75

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -112.3%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -33.1% per year; rating input score 0; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -79% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -15.1% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 59.8% of revenue deployed · 75% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $19K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2010 to 2015
  • 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 6/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 57/100.