Felix Adler Memorial Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
421413599
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2016–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2015, Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Clinton, IA, USA
Phone
5632433600
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Children's Museums

Reported finances

Revenue
$194,098
Expenses
$167,783
Assets
$485,272
Liabilities
$63,721

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

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ASHLEY BYRD (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • ASHLEY BYRD (PRESIDENT)
  • AMY JOHNSON (VICE PRES/SE)
  • KYLEE HUFF (TREASURER)

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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Hands on educational exhibits and reading program designed to promote life interset in learning for the benefit of the general public.

What it reported doing in 2025

Hands on educational exhibits and reading program designed to promote life long interest in learning for the benefit of the general public

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and assets have declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 91
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 65
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 86.2%; rating input score 86
  • Program expense ratio: 99.1%; rating input score 99

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 13.6%; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.89; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.13; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.6% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0.2% per year; rating input score 0; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -1.3% per year; rating input score 0; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 86.2% of revenue deployed · 99.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $166K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2016 to 2025
  • 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.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 19/100.