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Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
272071049
IRS 990 coverage
2014–2015
Forms available
Form 990 2015, Form 990-EZ 2011
Location
St Louis, MO, USA
Phone
8884549445
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Surgery Specialties

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$624,807
Expenses
$716,701
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • VIRGINIA MCBRIDE (PRESIDENT)
  • BRYAN STEWART (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • CHRISTINA GOALBY (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • BRYAN STEWART (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $71,539 total reported compensation
  • CHRISTINA GOALBY (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $40,989 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Our mission is to increase informed transplant decision-making to promote the highest quality of life for patients. We educate medical professionals, patients, potential living donors and the public about transplant and living donation and improves access to transplant education in underserved communities.

What it reported doing in 2015

Conduct training workshops and provide materials for professionals to increase informed transplant decision making and promote high quality of life for patients in multiple state areas.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 100% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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

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: 84
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 7
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 99.2%; rating input score 99
  • Program expense ratio: 86.5%; rating input score 87
  • 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: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • 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: -14.7%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 15.7%; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 32.9% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 31.2% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -9.1% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 99.2% of revenue deployed · 86.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $620K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $72K · 15 people listed
  • Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2014 to 2015
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • 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 11/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 19/100.