Driving for a Cure

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
851882534
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2023
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2023
Location
Suffield, CT, USA
Phone
8603067896
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Cancer Research

Reported finances

Revenue
$67,283
Expenses
$67,382
Assets
$918

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SUSAN FLYNN (PRESIDENT)
  • AMY NEMETH (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • SUSAN FLYNN (PRESIDENT)
  • AMY NEMETH (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • ERIKA HORNE (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 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Grant to alex's lemonade stand foundation

What it reported doing in 2023

Fundraising to support alex's lemonade stand mission ofsupporting cancer patients and funding cancer research

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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 73
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 30
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 72.8%; rating input score 73
  • Program expense ratio: 72.7%; rating input score 73

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -0.1%; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.01; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 114% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 98.9% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 50.4% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 72.8% of revenue deployed · 72.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $49K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2021 to 2023
  • 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: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 6/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 45/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.