Eating with the Ecosystem Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
465158442
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2017
Location
Wakefield, RI, USA
Phone
4013640491
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$86,142
Expenses
$120,350
Assets
$57,884
Liabilities
$754

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

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DAVID DADEKIAN (PRESIDENT)
  • HARRY ROSENBLUMN (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • DAVID DADEKIAN (PRESIDENT)
  • SARAH SMITH (DIRECTOR)
  • SAM GRIMLEY (DIRECTOR)

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

Promote place-based approach to sustainable seafood in ne

What it reported doing in 2024

Education and community outreach: in 2024, eating with the ecosystem reached over 4,500 people through community events, classroom presentations, and educational programs that promote understanding of new england's local seafood systems. Staff presented to k12, university, and culinary school students, including at johnson & wales university, the college of the holy cross, and multiple sea to school programs. Public events such asfishes at the fort, the united table series, and hope in the water screenings introduced consumers to diverse local seafood species and the ecological and cultural stories behind them. Educational resources were shared through the organization's website, newsletter, and social media, which together reached more than 47,000 annual visitors.

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.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 86
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 25
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 96.9%; rating input score 97
  • Program expense ratio: 69.3%; rating input score 69

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -39.7%; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.48; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -21% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -29% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -9.8% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 96.9% of revenue deployed · 69.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $83K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 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 — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 15/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 29/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 28/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.