Gustine Unlimited Scholarship Trust Organization

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
680421192
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2019–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Gustine, CA, USA
Phone
2098542625
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Educational Services and Schools - Other

Reported finances

Revenue
$49,585
Expenses
$45,005
Assets
$203,009
Liabilities
$25,500

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MELANIE GOMES (PRESIDENT)
  • ROBERT ALAMO (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • LUCIA FARAO (CORRESP SECRETARY)
  • BRENT TANNER (DIRECTOR)
  • ALLISON DAVENPORT (RECORDING 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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Applicants are required to meet gpa requirements before being chosen for the award. This is determined from an official transcript from their school. After being chosen for award, student must prove attendance at full time college or vocational school. This is done through receipt of an official letter from the institution.

What it reported doing in 2024

Scholarships were awarded to 66 gustine high school graduates who are now attending 2 or 4 year colleges or vocational schools

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
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Liabilities are high compared with assets and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 93
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 61
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 89.5%; rating input score 90
  • Program expense ratio: 98.7%; rating input score 99

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 9.2%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.51; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.13; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 5.1% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7.2% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 89.5% of revenue deployed · 98.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $44K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2019 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 16/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.