Freedom Vote Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 273004397
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2014–2016
- Forms available
- Form 990 2015, Form 990-EZ 2016
- Location
- Dayton, OH, USA
- Phone
- 9372220131
- Rating
- 92
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Voter Education, Registration
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $108,420
- Expenses
- $721,094
- Assets
- $206,377
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
2 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- JAMES S NATHANSON (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
People named in this filing
- JAMES S NATHANSON (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
- Mitch Given (Director/Treasurer/Secretary)
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
To further the common good and general welfare of the people of Ohio.
What it reported doing in 2016
Provided education to the Ohio public regarding economic policy issues, including state and local government fiscal responsibility, job growth and retention, and employment.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 83% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 88% 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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 92
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 21
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 78.4%; rating input score 78
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -565.1%; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.29; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 4.2%; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 92.6% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 32.8% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 46.4% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 78.4% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $565K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 2 people listed
- Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
- Schedules: 4 filed schedules
- Filing history: 2 filing years from 2014 to 2016
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 7 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: 3 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.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 26/100.
- High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 28/100.