Grand Rapids Weed & Seed

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
272332370
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2010
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2010
Location
Grand Rapids, MI, USA
Phone
6163317150
Rating
66
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Domestic Fraternal Societies

Reported finances

Revenue
$12,129
Expenses
$10,070
Assets
$2,204

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2010. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2010. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Weed out crime and seed with community development

What it reported doing in 2010

Resident Engagement Coordinator The primary purpose of this position is to develop relationships with community residents and leaders and engage them in the efforts of Grand Rapids Weed & Seed. Responsibilities and duties may be added or deleted at the direction of the Board of Directors Specific Initiatives: 1. Development of a "Coffee with the Captain" program bi-monthly. 2. Recruit residents to participate in the Citizens Police Academy 3. Engage residents and community partners in the development and implementation of Domestic Violence Awareness Month activities in October. 4. Engage residents and community partners in the development and implementation of an Education Resource Fair Additional Responsibilities: 1. Participate in community activities sponsored by the organization unless excused by the Executive Director. 2. Assist the Executive Director in preparing grant related reporting documents. 3. Assist Executive Director in development of sustainability plans for Weed & Seed.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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 - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 62
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 40
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 58.3%; rating input score 58
  • Program expense ratio: 70.2%; rating input score 70

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 17%; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.22; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 58.3% of revenue deployed · 70.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $7K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $25K · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • 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.

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

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 58/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 17/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.