Gebken Action Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
871744410
IRS 990-PF coverage
2021–2023
Forms available
Form 990-PF 2023
Location
Strasburg, VA, USA
Rating
15
Verdict
AVOID
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Private Grantmaking Foundations

Reported finances

Revenue
$0
Expenses
$4,300

Source: IRS Form 990-PF. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Overview

Mission

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Operating model

Revenue model
No positive adjusted resources. The filing reports no positive adjusted operating resources.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The foundation distributed 100% of its reported charitable disbursements as grants.

The verdict

AVOID - The strongest available result is that the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of spending goes to grants and assets provide a limited cushion relative to annual grants.

Rating breakdown

  • Grant Deployment: NotEnoughData
  • Cost Efficiency: 23
  • Transparency: NotEnoughData
  • Compliance: 50
  • Endowment Health: 7

Detailed rating inputs

Grant Deployment

  • Grant deployment ratio: Limited

Cost Efficiency

  • Grant expense ratio: 23.3%; rating input score 23; 47th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency

  • Grant recipient disclosure: Limited

Compliance

  • Part VII-B activity disclosures: Limited
  • Filing consistency checks: 10; rating input score 100

Endowment Health

  • Endowment-health comparison: 0; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Payout: Filed payout detail
  • Trustees: Filed trustees detail
  • Investments: 7th percentile for endowment coverage
  • Consistency: 10 of 10 current checks pass
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2021 to 2023
  • 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 — Cost Efficiency: Grant expense ratio scored 23/100.
  • High — Endowment Health: Endowment-health comparison scored 7/100.