Downtown Wheeling Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 454258927
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2014–2015
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2015
- Location
- Wheeling, WV, USA
- Phone
- 3042323087
- Rating
- 87
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Economic Development
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $132,859
- Expenses
- $219,077
- Assets
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
13 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- JOELLE CONNORS (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- JOELLE CONNORS (PRESIDENT)
- SUSAN NELSON (SECRETARY)
- RUSSELL DUNKIN (TREASURER)
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
Downtown revitalization via enhanced programing activities
What it reported doing in 2015
The organization holds various program-related events directly related to the mission of the organization which is to promote the use and enjoyment of the downtown wheeling area. A few of the events are as follows: show of hands is a community crowd funding event in which donations are awarded to the highest vote receiving project related to increasing downtown utilization. First fridays is a monthly event that promotes downtown businesses and experiences by providing a platform to create unique events and specials. The doors project is a public art installation and public space improvement project. The project provides better aesthetics and usability to an otherwise vacant lot in the heart of downtown. The space interprets historic properties throughout the city while providing a gathering space and a well-lit walkway to the resdidents and visitors of wheeling. The community image program provides a cohesive brand for downtown wheeling. This brand is used to provide continuity to banners, displays, wayfinding signs and organizational and program logos. A cohesive image that articulates the energy and vibrancy of downtown wheeling unites the residents and creates a welcome and lively environment to visitors and further shows community pride.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 65% 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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 100
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 8
- Growth: 80
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 99.8%; rating input score 100
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -64.9%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 146.8% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 30.8% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -200% per year; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 99.8% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $219K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 13 people listed
- Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 2 filing years from 2014 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 1/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.