Ionic Ragged Mtn Chapter 20 Order of Eastern Star

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
026004935
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Franklin, NH, USA
Phone
6034553436
Rating
48
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$61,495
Expenses
$18,815
Assets
$1,095,902
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • SARAH WAKEFIELD (Treasurer): $580 total reported compensation
  • CINDY ROGERS (SECTY PRO TEMP): $449 total reported compensation
  • CHARLENE SMITH (Secretary): $150 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The order of the eastern star is a fraternal organization devoted to the betterment of humanity through charitable, educational, and fraternal endeavors.

What it reported doing in 2024

The Organization is a fraternal organization devoted to the betterment of humanity through charitable, educational and fraternal endeavors. The organization's charitable and benevolent activities include; 1. Assisting local individuals with housing, utilities, transporation, and medical costs; 2. Providing cards, flowers, and small gifts to local shut-ins; 3. Awarding scholarships; and 4. Making cash contributions to various charitable organizations.

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 93% of the money available for current operations came from recurring investment income.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 69
  • Sustainability: 81
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 25
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Limited
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 69.4%; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 58.25; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6.3%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -26.4% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.3% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.3% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 2 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $580 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 9 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 7 not reported.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Functional expense sum did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 17/100.