Karsyns Kause Incorporated

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
463294553
IRS 990-PF coverage
2016–2016
Forms available
Form 990-PF 2016
Location
Downs, IL, USA
Phone
3183763713
Rating
39
Verdict
REVIEW
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Private Operating Foundations

Reported finances

Revenue
$14,498
Expenses
$14,115

Source: IRS Form 990-PF. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Amounts in USD.

Overview

Mission

Private Operating Foundations

What it reported funding in 2016

The foundation reported 2 grants totaling $12,600. The stated grant purposes included needs of families dealingfunds used to support generalwith organ transplants and public about critical shortagefunds used to help educateof organ donations.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the foundation's positive operating resources came from contributions.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no charitable disbursements for the current year.

The verdict

REVIEW - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of spending goes to grants. Assets provide a limited cushion relative to annual grants.

Rating breakdown

  • Grant Deployment: NotEnoughData
  • Cost Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency: NotEnoughData
  • Compliance: 100
  • Endowment Health: 15

Detailed rating inputs

Grant Deployment

  • Grant deployment ratio: Limited

Cost Efficiency

  • Grant expense ratio: 89.3%; rating input score 89; 65th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency

  • Grant recipient disclosure: Limited

Compliance

  • Part VII-B activity disclosures: 19 of 19 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Property sale or exchange with a disqualified person: Pass
    • Borrowing from or lending to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Goods, services, or facilities involving a disqualified person: Pass
    • Compensation paid to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Assets transferred to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Payment to a government official: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior self-dealing: Pass
    • Prior-year undistributed income: Pass
    • Excess business holdings: Pass
    • Investments that may jeopardize charitable purposes: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior-year jeopardizing investments: Pass
    • Attempt to influence legislation: Pass
    • Attempt to influence an election: Pass
    • Grants to individuals: Pass
    • Grants to organizations: Pass
    • Spending for a noncharitable purpose: Pass
    • Funds received for a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Premiums paid on a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Prohibited tax-shelter transaction: Pass
  • Filing consistency checks: 8; rating input score 100

Endowment Health

  • Endowment-health comparison: 0.04; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Grants: Filed grants detail
  • Trustees: Filed trustees detail
  • Self-dealing: 100% of reviewed questions answered “No”
  • Investments: 15th percentile for endowment coverage
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • 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

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Endowment Health: Endowment-health comparison scored 15/100.