Foreman Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
541801519
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2011–2016
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2016
Location
Zelienople, PA, USA
Phone
7244529690
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Federated Giving Programs

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$22,598
Expenses
$22,201
Assets
$6,739
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DAVID DEGOL (BOARD PRESIDENT)
  • SCOTT R CLOUDEN RN (BOARD VICE-PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • JANICE ABELOVE (BOARD MEMBER)
  • CAROL A D'ALESSANDRO (BOARD MEMBER)
  • CHERYL BRUNO GAMBER (BOARD MEMBER)

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 2016. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of the foreman foundation is to raise funds for medical research that will lead to a cure for melanoma cancer while heightening awareness of the disease.

What it reported doing in 2016

Donation to penn state college of medicine at milton s. Hershey medical center to support research laboratory activities.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 45
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 88.5%; rating input score 89
  • Program expense ratio: 90.1%; rating input score 90

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 1.8%; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.3; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -1.2% per year; rating input score 0; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -10.6% per year; rating input score 0; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -35.1% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 88.5% of revenue deployed · 90.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $20K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2011 to 2016
  • 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

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  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 50/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 21/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.