Gorge Heroes Club

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN: 270822918
IRS 990-EZ coverage: 2010–2012
Forms available: Form 990-EZ 2012
Location: Hood River, OR, USA
Rating: 93
Verdict: STRONG
Rating confidence: Moderate
Sector: Military, Veterans' Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue: $25,461
Expenses: $27,697
Assets: $2,438

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2012. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2012. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The primary purpose of the gorge heroes club is to support the troops and their families in the columbia river gorge through the preparation of care packages, sponsorship of local family oriented events for the troops and their families, and to educate the general public about the realities of life for those serving in a combat zone.

What it reported doing in 2012

The organization has helped to encourage and support the troops overseas and their families here at home. Many care packages have been sent overseas and at home functions have occurred to bring the families closer together and to boost morale.

Operating model

Revenue model: Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model: Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filed totals do not add up and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

Financial Efficiency: 100
Transparency & Controls: 100
Sustainability: 17
Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

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: -8.8%; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.09; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

Program expense growth: 18.5% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
Revenue growth: -10.6% per year; rating input score 0; 35th percentile among comparable filings
Asset growth: -66% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Details

Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
Governance: Filed governance answers
Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $32K in reported program spending
Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
Consistency: 5 of 6 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
Schedules: 3 filed schedules
Filing history: 3 filing years from 2010 to 2012
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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Part III program expenses within total did not reconcile in the filed values.
Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 31/100.
High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 8/100.
High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.