Joslyn Institute for Sustainable Communities

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
470804954
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2021
Forms available
Form 990 2020, Form 990-EZ 2021
Location
Lincoln, NE, USA
Phone
4023935360
Rating
70
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Employment Procurement Assistance

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$165,833
Expenses
$156,237
Assets
$8,594
Liabilities
$498,557

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2021. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

People named in this filing

  • SHARON BAUM KUSKA PHD (ACTING PRESI)
  • JAY LEIGHTER (VICE PRESIDE)
  • MARY FERDIG PHD (DIRECTOR)

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 2021. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of the joslyn institute for sustainable communities is to promote an integrated approach to sustainability.

What it reported doing in 2021

Joslyn institute for sustainability promotes an integrated approach to sustainability through education, public visioning, partnership and coordination. The Nebraska center for sustainable construction has established services to building owners and the construction industry for the reduction of construction waste and building demolition in community landfills. The center established a salvaged materials sales venue as an alternative to usual demolition and disposal as waste.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 93% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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 - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and assets have declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 71
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 28
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 69.3%; rating input score 69
  • Program expense ratio: 73.5%; rating input score 74

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 5.8%; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.06; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 58.01; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -15% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -14.9% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 69.3% of revenue deployed · 73.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $115K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 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

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Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 39/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 6/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 0/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.