Human Environmental Sciences Foundation Incorporated

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237160700
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2018
Forms available
Form 990 2018
Location
Greensboro, NC, USA
Phone
3363345200
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Science and Technology N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$0
Expenses
$10,043,085
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2018. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

22 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DR SARAH M SHOFFNER (PRESIDENT)
  • LINDA RUTH HIGGINS (VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • CHARLES ANTHONY MAIMONE (TREASURER): $316,202 total reported compensation
  • BETH FISCHER (SECRETARY): $141,827 total reported compensation
  • CATHERINE SCOTT-LITTLE (EX-OFFICIO): $124,303 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2018. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

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What it reported doing in 2018

To fund scholarships and fellowships for students at the university of North Carolina at greensboro. During the year, the organization merged into uncg execellence foundation, inc. Human environmental sciences foundation, incorporated's program will be continued by uncg excellence foundation, inc.

Operating model

Revenue model
No positive adjusted resources. The filing reports no positive adjusted operating resources.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 75
  • Transparency & Controls: 68
  • Accountability: 74
  • Sustainability: 3
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 81.8%; rating input score 82; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: Limited
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 1%; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 70.7% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -10.9% per year; rating input score 0; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -6.7% per year; rating input score 0; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 18 of 22 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $10M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $316K · 22 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 12 of 12 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes grants and executive pay
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2011 to 2018
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 6 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.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 21/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.