La Festa Italiana of Lackawanna County

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
232377318
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2013–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Dunmore, PA, USA
Phone
5704991534
Rating
89
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$174,281
Expenses
$168,158
Assets
$189,467

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CHRIS DIMATTIO (PRESIDENT)
  • JOSEPH GUIDO (VICE-PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • CHRIS DIMATTIO (PRESIDENT)
  • JOSEPH GUIDO (VICE-PRESIDENT)
  • KAREN CLIFFORD (SECRETARY)

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

Annual festival dedicated to showcasing italian american cusine

What it reported doing in 2024

La festa italianas dedicated volunteers organize an annual festivalshowcasing italian american cusine. There are in excess of80 vendors who provide the finest italian food. Additionally, net proceeds are donated to local charities

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 97% 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.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 98
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 47
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 96.5%; rating input score 96
  • 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: 3.5%; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.13; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.7% per year; rating input score 100; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.4% per year; rating input score 100; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.9% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 96.5% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $168K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2013 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 44/100.