Flashback Cruz Bend

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
824559361
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2018–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Bend, OR, USA
Phone
4257669689
Rating
34
Verdict
REVIEW
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Community Foundations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$775
Expenses
$4,342
Assets
$14,466
Liabilities
$6,032

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

People named in this filing

  • Larry Scott (Director)
  • Tim Mangan (Director)
  • Terri Scott (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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The Flashback Cruz is an organization made up entirely of volunteers who are not paid in any form. The organization arranges an event once per year in August in Bend, OR which provides owners of classic cars the opportunity to show them to the public. The public are not charged an entrance fee. Proceeds are generated through registration of cars, raffle of a car, sponsorships for awards and sponsorships towards administration costs for which individuals or companies receive recognition by printing logos on programs, flyers, etc, vendor sponsorships which provide them space at the event to sell or promote their ware and through the sale of beverages and clothing such as caps and T-shirts. A portion of the proceeds are paid to charitable organizations. A classic car event normally held each August was not held in 2024. No income outside of membership dues was made in 2024.

What it reported doing in 2024

Provide a venue for car enthusiasts to show their classic cars to the public. Provide a free community event. Use proceeds from the event to contribute towards charitable organizations.

Operating model

Revenue model
Membership-supported. 97% of the money available for current operations came from membership dues.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.

The verdict

REVIEW - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 32
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -460.3%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.33; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.42; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -11.2% per year; rating input score 0; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -8.4% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2018 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 3/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 10/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.