Deep East Texas Crime Stoppers Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
751845003
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2016–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2015
Location
Lufkin, TX, USA
Phone
9366330504
Rating
38
Verdict
REVIEW
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$52,366
Expenses
$67,812
Assets
$155,971
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DETECTIVE J B SMITH (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • TORRI ADAMS (DIRECTOR)
  • KEVIN COTA (DIRECTOR)
  • ROY REYES (DIRECTOR)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Deep east Texas crime stoppers, inc.'s purpose is to reduce crime in communities throughout the deep east Texas region and to reduce the crime-prevention and crime-solving burdens on area law enforcement agencies.

What it reported doing in 2024

Rewards are paid for anonymous tips received to assist law enforcement in solving crimes. Various statistics for 2024 are as follows: rewards paid 89-$15,778, tips received-1800, arrests-31, cases cleared-32, charges laid-34, fugitives apprehended-0, administrative discipline-117, weapons recovered-6, vehicles recovered-0, property recovered -$26,925, cash recovered and drugs seized-$23,920. Other expenses reported enable the organization to carry out its mission.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% 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

REVIEW - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue has grown recently. 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: 82
  • Sustainability: 44
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

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

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -29.5%; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.3; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -7.2% per year; rating input score 0; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.4% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2016 to 2024
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 19/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.