Junior League of Hartford Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
060672786
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
West Hartford, CT, USA
Phone
8602334300
Rating
69
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Women's Service Clubs

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$225,804
Expenses
$94,769
Assets
$751,253
Liabilities
$41,108

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

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • AMIE LUGO (PRESIDENT)
  • MAGGIE DEVITO (PRESIDENT-ELECT)

People named in this filing

  • AMIE LUGO (PRESIDENT)
  • MAGGIE DEVITO (PRESIDENT-ELECT)
  • CHRISTINA LUMBRERAS (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. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The junior league of hartford, inc. Is an organization of women whose mission is to advance women's leadership for meaningful community impact through volunteer action, collaboration, and training.

What it reported doing in 2024

The junior league of hartford, inc. (jlh) is committed to alleviating the impact of systemic poverty in the greater hartford region by connecting the community to existing resources and removing barriers to basic human needs. We gave grants to diaper bank of ct and journey home. To promote community service and volunteering, we serve meals at loaves & fishes monthly and support several events via our volunteerathon and done-in-a-day programs. We hosted collections for first aid kits for hands on hartford, cleaning kits for journey home families, hygiene kits for covenant care, thanksgiving baskets for boys & girls families, shifts at food & clothing pantries, and more.another facet of jlh's mission is to advance women's leadership through training & leadership opportunities. Each year we send a delegate to leadership quest, send select members to conferences, and host workshops for all members.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Multi-channel. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 59% for direct work, 23% for grants, and 18% for affiliated organizations.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - 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 some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 49
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 81
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 39.4%; rating input score 39
  • Program expense ratio: 82.4%; rating input score 82
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 58%; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 7.93; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.05; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -13.2% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -7.6% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.6% per year; rating input score 100; 31st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 39.4% of revenue deployed · 82.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $78K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 2 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 39/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 31/100.