Georgia Chapter of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
854315580
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2021
Location
Buford, GA, USA
Phone
7702710453
Rating
73
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Health - General and Rehabilitative N.E.C.

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$31,018
Expenses
$16,277
Assets
$182,180
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DR CHARLES BROWN (PRESIDENT)
  • DR JEFF MARSHALL (PRESIDENT - ELECT)
  • DR ARTHUR REITMAN (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • DR CHARLES BROWN (PRESIDENT)
  • DR JEFF MARSHALL (PRESIDENT - ELECT)
  • DR ARTHUR REITMAN (VICE PRESIDENT)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To provide support for community service initiatives that seek to improve the cardiovascular health of the citizens of Georgia, assisting medical students, residents and fellows in training (fits) to participate in educational programs that prepare them for a future in cardiology, supporting educational offerings by the ga chaper of the american cardiology ("acc") and other ogranzations involved in heart heath by funding special lectureships and speakers to address gaps in core and cutting edge topics, supporting life-saving measures such as cpr training and strategic placement of aed devices, especially in undeserved, high demand schools and facilities, supporting the development of initiatives to encourage young scholars to enter medical school and the speciality of cardiology and supporting the involvement and perspectives of cardiovascular team professionals within the acc in advocating for and advancing priorities related to cardiovascular health.

What it reported doing in 2024

To provide support for community service initiatives that seek to improve the cardiovascular health of the citizens of Georgia, assisting medical students, residents and fellows in training (fits) to participate in educational programs.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 85% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 76% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 56
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 76
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 52.2%; rating input score 52
  • Program expense ratio: 81%; rating input score 81
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 47.5%; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 11.19; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 17.3% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -72.3% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 23.3% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 52.2% of revenue deployed · 81% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $13K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 18 of 18 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 2 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 52/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.