Foot Soldiers Park Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
861479452
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Selma, AL, USA
Phone
3344126604
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Civil Rights

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,018,895
Expenses
$2,095,460
Assets
$5,160,233
Liabilities
$64,014

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

Leadership & pay

16 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KIMBERLY SMITHERMAN (FOUNDING PARTNER CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • KIMBERLY SMITHERMAN (FOUNDING PARTNER CEO): $143,400 total reported compensation
  • JO ANN BLAND (FOUNDERCHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER): $124,940 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Foot soldiers park and education center exists to honor the giants and unsung heroes and sheroes of the civil rights movement who lived, fought and made history in selma and to inspire, educate and nurture the next generation of social justice activists.

What it reported doing in 2024

The civic and youth engagement program at foot soldiers park nurtures young leaders committed to social justice and civic participation through initiatives like the youth advisory board (yab), community engagement corps (cec), you owning up to your responsibilities to the system (yours), and the standing on business collective. These programs provide youth with the knowledge, skills, and opportunities to become advocates for change by focusing on leadership development, civic education, and community service. Activities include community service projects, legal and advocacy exercises, workshops, voter registration, and entrepreneurship training. Funded through grants, donations, and local partnerships, the program ensures sustainability through continuous outreach for funding, impact demonstration, and fostering strong community ties., economic empowerment, historic preservation, special campaign.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 86% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 94% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 65
  • Transparency & Controls: 96
  • Accountability: 86
  • Sustainability: 32
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 88.5%; rating input score 89
  • Program expense ratio: 43%; rating input score 43
  • Fundraising efficiency: $3.56 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 94.1%; rating input score 94; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • 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: 6 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -105.7%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.46; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 12.8%; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 54.5% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -29.8% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 29.6% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 88.5% of revenue deployed · 43% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 14 of 14 board members independent · 6 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $902K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $143K · 16 people listed
  • Consistency: 23 of 24 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 43/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 11/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 9 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 1/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 28/100.