Erie County Extension Foundation Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 204216264
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2010–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- Elma, NY, USA
- Phone
- 7166775450
- Rating
- 86
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Fund Raising and Fund Distribution
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $22,013
- Expenses
- $32,066
- Assets
- $373,051
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
4 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- BARRY ZAKOWICZ (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- TAMA GRESCO-SAUERS (SECRETARY)
- MARTHA FILADORA (TREASURER)
- BARRY ZAKOWICZ (PRESIDENT)
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 raise funds in support of the work of the cornell cooperative extension association of erie county (cce) whose mission is to disseminate and encourage the use of research-generated knowledge and leadership techniques to individuals, families and communities.
What it reported doing in 2024
Grants are made to cornell cooperative extension which promotes 4h youth development and agricultural/horticultural programs to help disseminate and encourage the use of research-generated knowledge and leadership techniques to individuals, families, and communities.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.
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 reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 92
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 41
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 80.2%; rating input score 80
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -45.7%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 11.63; rating input score 93; 93rd 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: 14.7% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 11.6% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 17.3% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 80.2% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $26K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 14/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.