Dr Sam & Cheryl Scheinberg Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
205490757
IRS 990-PF coverage
2010–2011
Forms available
Form 990-PF 2011
Location
Portland, OR, USA
Phone
5035548648
Rating
16
Verdict
AVOID
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Private Grantmaking Foundations

Reported finances

Revenue
$0
Expenses
$4,059

Source: IRS Form 990-PF. Selected filing: tax year 2011. Amounts in USD.

Overview

Mission

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this foundation funds its work.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The foundation distributed 100% of its reported charitable disbursements as grants.

The verdict

AVOID - The strongest available result is that the filed numbers largely add up. The filing does not identify all grant recipients and a relatively small share of spending goes to grants.

Rating breakdown

  • Grant Deployment: NotEnoughData
  • Cost Efficiency: 28
  • Transparency: 0
  • Compliance: 50
  • Endowment Health: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Grant Deployment

  • Grant deployment ratio: Limited

Cost Efficiency

  • Grant expense ratio: 27.6%; rating input score 28; 18th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency

  • Grant recipient disclosure: Scored; rating input score 0

Compliance

  • Part VII-B activity disclosures: Limited
  • Filing consistency checks: 3; rating input score 100

Endowment Health

  • Endowment-health comparison: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Investments: Filed investments detail
  • Consistency: 3 of 3 current checks pass
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2010 to 2011
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Transparency: Grant recipient disclosure scored 0/100.
  • High — Cost Efficiency: Grant expense ratio scored 28/100.