Eek Found for Orthopedic Research
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 453711078
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2013–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2023, Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2021
- Location
- Long Beach, CA, USA
- Phone
- 5624270109
- Rating confidence
- Limited
- Sector
- Nerve, Muscle and Bone Diseases
Reported finances
- Expenses
- $25
- Assets
- $3,734
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
3 people listed
People named in this filing
- BJORN EEK (EXEC. DIRECT)
- RAE ANN EEK (SECRETARY)
- ROBIN MARZI (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
To promote the study and research of treatments for crippling pain & orthopedic-related afflictions associated with the musculoskeletal system.
What it reported doing in 2024
Performed research of treatments for crippling pain & orthopedic-related afflictions associated with the musculoskeletal system. Documented results in planned medical training manual.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
- 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
- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 38
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 34
- Growth: 40
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: Limited
- Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: Limited
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 149.36; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 1.9% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -10.9% per year; rating input score 0; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -13.6% per year; rating input score 0; 37th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $25 in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
- Consistency: 3 of 3 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 9 filing years from 2013 to 2024
- 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 — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 51/100.