Jaguar Foundation of Atlanta

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
800284323
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2019–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2018, Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2017
Location
East Point, GA, USA
Phone
4049648316
Rating
45
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Scholarships, Student Financial Aid Services, Awards

Reported finances

Revenue
$64,381
Expenses
$64,792
Assets
$68,644
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DERRICK PUGH (CHAIRMAN & PRESIDENT)
  • PATRICIA JOHNSON (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • DARRELL CARMEN MD (ASSISTANT CORPORATE TREASU)
  • DERRICK PUGH (CHAIRMAN & PRESIDENT)
  • DR DESIREE PEDESCLEAUX (EDUCATION ADVISOR)

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

The mission of the jaguar foundation of atlanta is to promote educational achievement by providing scholarships to atlanta metropolitan area high school graduates to attend the southern university system. In addition, to promote the continued operation and existence of the southern university system through financial support.

What it reported doing in 2024

The jaguar foundation of atlanta provides scholarships to atlanta metropolitan area high school students that show potential, meet the organizations stated requirements, and desire to attend southern university a&m college and accredited hbcu institutions.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 96% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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 revenue has grown recently. 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: 100
  • Sustainability: 49
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

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

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -0.6%; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.06; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -60.2% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.2% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 19.7% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 9 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Part III transfer expenses within program total did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 43/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 48/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.