Dominican Sisters of Wanganui
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 471025947
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2018–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- San Jose, CA, USA
- Phone
- 4087085222
- Rating
- 85
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Support N.E.C.
- Affiliation
- Religious (unspecified)
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $41,366
- Expenses
- $33,789
- Assets
- $17,840
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
5 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- LOREN B VACCAREZZA (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- LOREN B VACCAREZZA (PRESIDENT)
- RICHARD MIRANDA (SECRETARY/TREASURER)
- CARLA CERNY (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
Established on 2002, the congregation of the dominican sisters of wanganui (sisters) under the protection of our lady of the most holy rosary and saint catherine of siena began humbly enough in wanganui, new zealand. The congregation has a proud history and traces its ancestry back to the first convent founded by st dominic, as the result of a sign from god, at proullie in southern france in 1206. Throughout the years, the foundations of the organization expanded to south africa, the united states, and dunedin, new zealand. It is from the dunedin foundation that the dominican sisters of wanganui come.dominican sisters have a worldwide presence spreading the word of god and teaching within their communities. The dominican sisters of wanganui teach at st. Anthony's primary school and st. Dominic's college at wanganui and at st. Thomas aquinas college at tynong. In addition, the sisters in wanganui run camps and take care of confraternities.
What it reported doing in 2024
The organization will support the religious efforts of the dominican sisters of wanganui.as a religious order, all activities - whether teaching or outreach in the communities in which they operate --further the exempt purpose of the organization. The organization does not conduct any activities which do not support its mission.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 81
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 58
- Growth: 40
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 75.3%; rating input score 75
- Program expense ratio: 92.2%; rating input score 92
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: 18.3%; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.53; rating input score 31; 31st 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: 9.3% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -9.4% per year; rating input score 0; 25th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -33.7% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 75.3% of revenue deployed · 92.2% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $31K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
- Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 7 filing years from 2018 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
- Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
- 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: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 31/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.