Foundation for Research and Education in Eating Disorders Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
223863210
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2015–2020
Forms available
Form 990 2014, Form 990-EZ 2020, Form 990-N 2010
Location
Waltham, MA, USA
Phone
7816476790
Rating
33
Verdict
REVIEW
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Health Treatment Facilities, Primarily Outpatient

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,440
Expenses
$0
Assets
$36,286
Liabilities
$56,156

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2020. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • STUART KOMAN PHD (PRESIDENT, TREASURER & CLE)
  • KRISTIN BRAWN (INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • BARBARA SCOLNICK M D (DIRECTOR)
  • WILLIAM MOSAKOWSKI (DIRECTOR)
  • MARGARET MORAN RN (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 2020. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Foundation for research and education in eating disorders, inc. (freed) is organized exclusively for charitable, scientific and educational purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)3 of the internal revenue code in support of, to further, and engage in research, educational, and treatment activities to assist children and adults suffering from neurobehavioral disorders such as eating disorders, mood disorders, depression, anxiety, and bipolar illness and to educate professionals and health care providers about these illnesses.

What it reported doing in 2020

The organization did not run any programs during calendar 2020 due to the covid pandemic.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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 liabilities are high compared with assets.

Rating breakdown

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

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

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

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: Limited
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: Limited
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.55; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -21.7% per year; rating input score 0; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -12.8% per year; rating input score 0; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -33.1% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2015 to 2020
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 4/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.