Fairfield Glade Lions Club Charities Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
760751544
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Fairfield Glade, TN, USA
Phone
9162039178
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Public Foundations

Reported finances

Revenue
$36,295
Expenses
$36,494
Assets
$31,371
Liabilities
$21,368

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

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Carol Edwards (President)
  • Dean Church (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Carol Edwards (President)
  • Susan Borghi (Treasurer)
  • Dean Church (Vice 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

Provide sight, hearing, diabetes & scholarships to needy

What it reported doing in 2024

Donated cash to various charitable organizations, such as: Lions District 12-O Sight Services, Lions White Cane, Operation Inasmuch, Inc., Tennessee Camp for Diabetic Children, Hilltoppers, Inc., American Diabetes Assoc, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Kids on the Rise, Cumberland County United Fund, House of Hope, The Phoenix School, FG Volunteer Police and Fire Departments, Avalon Center, and others.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 62% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
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. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 96
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 40
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 96.1%; rating input score 96
  • Program expense ratio: 95.6%; rating input score 96

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -0.5%; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.86; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.68; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -6.7% per year; rating input score 0; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -2.2% per year; rating input score 0; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 96.1% of revenue deployed · 95.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $35K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 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: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 43/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 42/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 7/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.