Earicles

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
461587678
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2013–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Torrance, CA, USA
Phone
3108281414
Rating
54
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Ear and Throat Diseases

Reported finances

Revenue
$66,197
Expenses
$28,189
Assets
$144,760
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

1 person listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SHERYL LEWIN (CEO)

People named in this filing

  • SHERYL LEWIN (CEO)

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

Earicles is a non profit organization that helps children born without ears thrive througheducation, research, advocacy, and cost-free microtia treatment.

What it reported doing in 2024

Earicles supports an annual comprehensive conference toeducate microtia and atresia (hearing loss) patientsworldwide on the most effective treatment optionsavailable to them and their families. The conference will providepatients and their loved ones with key access to nationally recognizedexperts and cutting-edge research in the field of ear reconstruction.the conference's unique format brings together individuals who havecompleted treatment and those who will do so in the future, fostering a community of mutual support and learning for families coping with the many stages of microtia.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 18
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 83
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 11.6%; rating input score 12
  • Program expense ratio: 27.3%; rating input score 27

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: 57.4%; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.14; rating input score 84; 84th 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: -26.2% per year; rating input score 0; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -8.2% per year; rating input score 0; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 22.5% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 11.6% of revenue deployed · 27.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $8K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 1 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2013 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 12/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 27/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.