Internatl Behavioural & Neural Genetics Society

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
900652373
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2013–2017
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2017
Location
Wakefield, MA, USA
Rating
68
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Birth Defects and Genetic Diseases

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$75,494
Expenses
$70,950
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2017. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ELISSA J CHESLER (PRESIDENT 2015-2018)
  • MARISSA EHRINGER (PRESIDENT 2016-2019)
  • CATHERINE RANKIN (PRESIDENT-ELECT)

People named in this filing

  • ELISSA J CHESLER (PRESIDENT 2015-2018)
  • IIRIS HOVATTA (SECRETARY)
  • MARK RUTLEDGE-GORMAN (TREASURER)

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 2017. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Promote neurobehavioral genetics field

What it reported doing in 2017

Journal subscription to research publications to promote and collaborate current and future studies to provide resource within genetics field volume 15 2016 paid in 2017

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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 62
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 34
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 60.4%; rating input score 60
  • Program expense ratio: 64.3%; rating input score 64

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 6%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.4% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0.2% per year; rating input score 0; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -26.4% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 60.4% of revenue deployed · 64.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $46K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2013 to 2017
  • 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 — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 57/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.