Friends of Dennis Senior Citizens Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
042666881
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2012–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
South Dennis, MA, USA
Phone
5083855376
Rating
68
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Senior Centers

Reported finances

Revenue
$30,404
Expenses
$39,191
Assets
$496,191

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

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JAMES E FRANCE (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • JAMES E FRANCE (PRESIDENT)
  • LOUIS DANIELE (VICE PRESIDE)
  • CAROL LAWRENCE (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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The promotion, establishment and support of activities and facilities for the benefit and advancement of the general welfare and quality of life of senior citizens in the town of dennis, and the making of distributions to other exempt organizations that also support those senior citizens.

What it reported doing in 2024

We provided services directly to individual seniors of the town of dennis that included: 1. Holiday gift bags were given to 130 dennis senior shut-ins in december 2017. These bags included 19 wrapped gifts (e.g. Toiletries, cookies, candies, energy efficient light bulbs, calendars, etc.) 2. We issued quarterly newsletters that included information on various benefits that may be available to our seniors and describe safety precautions they should take for their wellbeing. 3. We provided one needy senior citizen with a lifeline medical alert system. 4. In march we distributed arrays of flowers to elder services "meals on wheels" senior citizens in dennis.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 65% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 45% for direct work, and 55% for grants.

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 expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 61
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 43
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 69.6%; rating input score 70
  • Program expense ratio: 45.2%; rating input score 45

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -28.9%; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 12.66; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -2.8% per year; rating input score 0; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 11.1% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.1% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 69.6% of revenue deployed · 45.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $18K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 14 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2012 to 2024
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 45/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 19/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.