Empowering American Communities

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
931868288
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Chehalis, WA, USA
Phone
2064739424
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Support N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,372,180
Expenses
$1,375,805
Assets
$100
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KYLE CIOLLI (PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • KYLE CIOLLI (PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR)
  • ANDREW HAMILTON (SECRETARY/DIRECTOR)
  • MATTHEW LANTZ (TREASURER/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. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Eac's mission is to promote prosperity among disinvested communities throughout the united states of america by connecting individuals within such communities with the necessary assistance, opportunities, and resources for them to learn and develop essential skills to succeed today and in the future.

What it reported doing in 2025

Support for vocational technical educationa. Eac provides financial support to programs educating high school students about heavy machinery, such as farm, woodworking, and construction equipment, and the operation and use of such machinery.b. The program is conducted by local community foundations including, but not limited to, the chehalis foundation in coordination with school and vocational training personnel. Eac officers monitor the use of any donated funds.c. This program is conducted at high schools and vocational schools including, but not limited to, w.f. West high school in the career in technical education's (cte's) construction and woodworking program in chehalis, Washington.d. Approximately 35 percent of eac's total time is allocated to this activity.e. The activity is funded through contributions and donations from the general public. Approximately 26 percent of eac's overall expenses are allocated to this activity.f. As a result of eac's activity, high schools and vocational training programs will have additional financial resources to teach and support students. For example, cte was able to purchase the necessary equipment and tools to restart its machinery and woodworking program. Students now have the opportunity to safely leam about the use and operation of heavy machinery and develop employability skills. Eac's activity gave participating students access to education and educational experiences with heavy machinery equipment and tools.

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 94% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • 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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 33
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 99.8%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 99.6%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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: 100%; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -0.3%; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 52.6% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 52.2% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -13.9% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 99.8% of revenue deployed · 99.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 6 filed program accomplishments · $1.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 13 of 14 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2023 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 20 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 20 filed related-organization links
  • 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: Operating margin scored 29/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.