For Action Initiative
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 542058657
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2010–2014
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2014
- Location
- Morristown, NJ, USA
- Phone
- 9083708584
- Rating confidence
- Limited
- Sector
- Disaster Preparedness and Relief Services
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $-2,528
- Expenses
- $149,793
- Assets
- $0
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2014. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
6 people listed
People named in this filing
- DON GOODRICH (DIRECTOR)
- REBA PETRAITIS (DIRECTOR)
- NANCY ARONSON (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 2014. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The purpose of the organization is to promote the interests of and facilitate the provision of aid to the families of the victims of the september 11 terrorist attacks, and to support public policies and educational curricula and programming that improve the understanding and prevention of and the response to terrorism. Membership is also open to the families of people who died in related acts of terrorism and violence, such as the anthrax attacks
What it reported doing in 2014
The organization has developed a database of victims' family members and the genral public, including educators; has advised the justice department of how best to evaluate claims on the victims compensation fund; has discussed plans for memorials at the attack site; has connected families to social service agencies and direct providers; has disseminated information and educational lessons about recommendations relating to public safety and security; and has supported understanding of mental health issues particular to public trauma.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Other-operating. 100% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
- Distribution model
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.
The verdict
- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 0
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 7
- Growth: 20
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: Limited
- Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -6,025.4%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -66.1% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -56% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 2.3% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 0% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 9 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 4 filing years from 2010 to 2014
- 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: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Part III transfer expenses within program total did not reconcile in the filed values.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 1/100.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 57/100.