Junior League of Wilmington Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
516015503
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Wilmington, DE, USA
Phone
3026520544
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Women's Service Clubs

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$103,112
Expenses
$148,801
Assets
$1,057,026
Liabilities
$21,658

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

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • TIFFANY SHRENK (PRESIDENT)
  • MERRIE GOODLANDER (PRESIDENT EL)

People named in this filing

  • TIFFANY SHRENK (PRESIDENT)
  • MERRIE GOODLANDER (PRESIDENT EL)
  • KELLY SLABICKI (SECRETARY/AD)

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 wilmington, 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

In 2022/2023 the junior league of wilmington made substantial donations of time and resources to the local community through various activities. With our signature initiative stand up. Period., we added period equity via community and member training, the establishment of a period supply banking program and direct donations to the multiple community partners such as meet me at the well, reach warehouse, st. Stephen's lutheran community food bank, and the hope center. Through advocacy and awareness programming, our members played a substantial role in requiring access to free periods supplies in all public and charter schools statewide. In total, our efforts resulted in 218 volunteer hours and over 250,000 period supply donations to more than 10,000 people. In addition, the jlw helped to address other vital needs in our communities through our 'done in a day' programs, where we contributed to activities such as clothing drop offs, supporting food banks, writing cards for senior citizens, and making pet toys. The league also stayed true to its mission to develop the potential of women by providing a variety of personal and professional development learning sessions and hands-on experiences. Members learned how poverty impacts access to period supplies, how to advocate for change in their local communities, professional skills such as linkedin and excel tips, large-scale virtual event planning, fundraising and grant writing, and how to develop and run youth-focused educational programming.

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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 76
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 94
  • Sustainability: 41
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 96.4%; rating input score 96
  • Program expense ratio: 66.3%; rating input score 66
  • Fundraising efficiency: $1.02 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings

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: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 86
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • 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: -44.3%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 7.1; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.2% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -1% per year; rating input score 0; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -1% per year; rating input score 0; 21st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 96.4% of revenue deployed · 66.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 6 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $99K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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: Fundraising efficiency scored 6/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 6/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 40/100.