Dandelion Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
332577671
IRS 990 coverage
2025–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Chestertown, MD, USA
Phone
4107789122
Rating
48
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,282,592
Expenses
$137
Assets
$1,282,455
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • FRANCIS J HICKMAN (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • ULI BENNEWITZ (TREASURER)
  • JOHANNES EMPL (DIRECTOR)
  • FRANCIS J HICKMAN (PRESIDENT)

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

This corporation is organized, and shall be administered and operated, exclusively to receive, administer, and expand funds for the following social welfare purposes, within the meaning of section 501(c)(4) of the internal revenue code of 1986, as amended: 1. To support edlerly people in need in bavaria, germany; 2. To support the preservation of bavarian art & culture, including historical buildings, bavarian crafts, bavarian customs, and bavarian music and language; 3. To support the promotion of nature, wildlife and landscape conservation in bavaria, germany; 4. To support regional and international aid organizations that provide aid and relief to people in need worldwide, including due to natural disasters, famine, disease or war; 5. To engage in other charitable, educational, or religious activities as determined by the board of directors; and 6. To engage in any and all lawful activities incidental to the foregoing purposes except as restricted herein.

What it reported doing in 2025

For social welfare purposes supporting the area of bavaria, germany as well as other worldwide regions.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 98% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 96
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • 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: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 9,360.99; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

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

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 11 of 11 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.