General Account Agent Organization
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 454119938
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2019–2020
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2020, Form 990-N 2019
- Location
- Springfield, IL, USA
- Rating
- 79
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $68,000
- Expenses
- $67,526
- Assets
- $1,549
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2020. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
3 people listed
People named in this filing
- S Michael Brannon (Director of Public Policy)
- Ron Brannon Sr (Board Member)
- Dawn Powell (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 2020. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
AUDIT utilities according to the regulatory requirements in their service territory and according to utility company compliance with customer satisfaction for their services; EDUCATE end use customers on utility legislation issues and promote their involvement in the regulatory decision-making process of Commissions across the US; ENSURE utility services are provided in an efficient AND environmentally responsible manner according to the Public Utility Regulatory Policy Act; FAIRNESS in transactions between utilities and their customers, provided with protection under the law; TARIFF RELIABILITY that ensures sufficient alternatives available to meet the needs of present and future utility customers at reasonable rates; FAIR RATE OF RETURN for utility services to utility investors and end use customers; PROTECT the interests and needs of a diverse utility customer base. In all of the above, we consider and balance diverse perspectives, to avoid cost for our members.
What it reported doing in 2020
Helped multiple Government organizations to identify avoided cost using smart meter technology. Provided education and training for government employees to better budget for future utility expenditures.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 88
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 25
- Growth: 20
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 88.2%; rating input score 88
- Program expense ratio: 88.9%; rating input score 89
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 0.7%; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.02; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: -88% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 36.1% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 88.2% of revenue deployed · 88.9% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $60K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
- Schedules: 1 filed schedules
- Filing history: 2 filing years from 2019 to 2020
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
- 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 — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 5/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 47/100.
- High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 13/100.