Drew Lewis Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
472991671
IRS 990 coverage
2017–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2016
Location
Springfield, MO, USA
Phone
4177201890
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Services N.E.C.

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,260,774
Expenses
$1,772,987
Assets
$4,393,420
Liabilities
$1,602,640

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

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • AMY BLANSIT (CHAIR): $95,000 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Our mission at the drew lewis foundation is to educate, empower, and support under-served families through personalized programs and coaching to increase quality of life and build resilient communities. To accomplish this, we partner with existing area organizations to establish community hubs, which boost the economic and physical wellbeing of neighborhood residents. We achieve these outcomes through a variety of means, including educational and vocational programs, garden-to-table initiatives, public health services, and community events.

What it reported doing in 2024

Other community initiatives included: 1. Hosted 9th annual community fundraising event, fashion forward, which features children of northwest springfield modeling a back-to-school outfit in a fashion show and sharing their dreams for the future. The event also provides school supplies and family resources 2. Hosted second harvest home fall festival for the community. This event promotes community connection, and helps reinforce a sense of place while showcasing resources available. 3. Continued development of "the blue house project" which purchases homes in northwest springfield, updates the homes to current standards and then offers them on a rent to own basis to rise members. The project now has 17 homes that are in various stages of renovations, member use, or have been sold. 4. Continued development and initial implementation of classes for the nonprofit career academy(nca). Nca is a post secondary education program that provides training services for individuals to attain the skill set necessary for application in the private and nonprofit sectors; including administration, fundraising, community outreach, and more. 5. Strengthened online curriculum with development of website and additional curriculum. Rise continued to expand and is in aurora, salem, monett, neosho, ash grove, and cape girardeau. 5 more organizations are in the development process of implementing rise. 6. The fairbanks bike shop, powered by volunteers and supported by sbc athletics community, provides bicycle education, free helmets for kids, free bike repair and low-cost bikes. This program has grown tremendously and is looking to expand its location at the fairbanks.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Liabilities are high compared with assets and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 82
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 66
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 72.4%; rating input score 72
  • Program expense ratio: 91.6%; rating input score 92
  • Fundraising efficiency: $4,837.86 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 99; 99th percentile among comparable filings

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: 91.7%; rating input score 92; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 21.6%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.48; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.36; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5.4%; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 23.8% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 23.6% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 22.7% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 72.4% of revenue deployed · 91.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 12 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $1.6M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $95K · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 30 of 30 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2017 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 29/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 51/100.