Koda Nation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
873794978
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Dayton, OH, USA
Phone
9376072051
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Arts, Culture, and Humanities N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$21,505
Expenses
$23,061
Assets
$609

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ELIJAH EMMONS (President)
  • ISABELLA EMMONS (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • ELIJAH EMMONS (President)
  • ISABELLA EMMONS (Vice President)
  • ISABEL PAPPATERRA (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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

We work to nuture and solidify the identity of all those who are children of deaf adults(codas) and all those with a unique connection to the deaf and hearing worlds. Our team promotes education for all ages and strengthens connections between deaf and hearing communities. Through continued efforts such as creating accessible experiences, committing to an inclusive and welcoming environment, and celebrating each persons' intersecting identities.

What it reported doing in 2024

Overnight camp for kids of deaf adults for educational experiences

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 25
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -7.2%; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.03; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 30.2% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 11.5% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -112.2% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $23K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 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.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 34/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 7/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.