Greater New Orleans Suzuki Parents Forum
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 720876528
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2010–2012
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2012
- Location
- Metairie, LA, USA
- Phone
- 5049391421
- Rating
- 88
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Music
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $49,237
- Expenses
- $37,983
- Assets
- $11,542
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2012. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
6 people listed
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2012. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Promote study of string instruments by Suzuki method.
What it reported doing in 2012
Sponsorship and operation of the GNO Suzuki Summer Camp for children studying string musical instruments in the Suzuki teaching method.
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
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and the available information about grant readiness automatic revocation leaves an important question unanswered.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 81
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 44
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 73.3%; rating input score 73
- Program expense ratio: 95%; rating input score 95
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: 22.9%; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.3; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: Limited
Growth
- Program expense growth: 2.5% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 12.5% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 99.3% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 73.3% of revenue deployed · 95% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $36K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
- 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.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 21/100.
- High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.