Florida Supreme Court Historical Society Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
592287922
IRS 990 coverage
2018–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2021
Location
Tallahassee, FL, USA
Phone
8503853098
Rating
72
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Historical Societies & Historic Preservation

Reported finances

Revenue
$262,964
Expenses
$251,229
Assets
$496,098
Liabilities
$11,386

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

Leadership & pay

72 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • FRED KARLINSKY (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • MARY ADKINS (EXECUTIVE CO)
  • NINA ASHENAFI (TRUSTEE)
  • MARY BARZEE (TRUSTEE)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

We are dedicated to educating citizens about the court's vital role in our system of government and to preserving our state's judicial history.

What it reported doing in 2024

Educating the legal community and the citizens of Florida about the importance of a strong and independent judicial branch. Including publishing of books, magazines, regular email broadcasts, social media postings, exhibiting and hosting an informative website on Florida's highest court. The circulation of the printed magazine is 1,500 and each email broadcast reaches over 18,000 addresses.

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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 61
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 53
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 68.6%; rating input score 69
  • Program expense ratio: 69.1%; rating input score 69
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 4.5%; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.97; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -5% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.6% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.9% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 68.6% of revenue deployed · 69.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 72 of 72 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $174K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 72 people listed
  • Consistency: 24 of 24 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2018 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 49/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 59/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 39/100.