Kresge's Krew Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
264549918
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2012–2020
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2020
Location
Knoxville, TN, USA
Phone
4236766060
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Autism

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,084
Expenses
$8,943
Assets
$10,164

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2020. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CLIFFORD T KRESGE (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • CLIFFORD T KRESGE (PRESIDENT)
  • JUDITH G KRESGE (TREASURER)
  • PETER AMBROSETTI (VICE PRESIDE)

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 2020. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To help spread autism awareness and provide support for those families affected by autism.

What it reported doing in 2020

Kresge's krew foundation is dedicated to creating awareness about the fight against autism while lending a helping hand to those without the means to receive proper treatment and therapies. We want to give individuals with autism the best opportunity to achieve their greatest potential.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 84% of its reported program spending out as grants.

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 program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 22
  • Growth: 0

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; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -190%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.14; rating input score 38; 38th 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: -14.2% per year; rating input score 0; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -11.1% per year; rating input score 0; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -13.1% per year; rating input score 0; 13th 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 · $9K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2012 to 2020
  • 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.

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  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 8/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 38/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.