Lake Superior State University Faculty Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
382296740
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2012–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2008
Location
Sault Sainte Marie, MI, USA
Phone
9066352162
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$45,442
Expenses
$50,538
Assets
$19,376

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

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • HERB HENDERSON (PRESIDENT)
  • JASON GARVON (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • JOE MOENING (PAST PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • HERB HENDERSON (PRESIDENT)
  • JASON GARVON (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • MARTHA HUTCHENS (INFORMATION OFFICER)

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

To work for the welfare of lake superior state university and the enhancement of the mission of the university. To develp and promote the adoption of such ethical practices, personnel policies and standards of preparation and participation as mark a profession. To unify and strenghten the faculty and secure and maintain terms of appointment, compensation, promotion, tenure, professional and sick leave, and other working conditions necessary for the faculty to fulfill its professional responsibilities and secure its professional rights. To enable association members to speak with a common voice in matters of university policy and to present their common interest before the board of regents and other legal authorities as provided by law. To encourage faculty members to exercise their rights and privileges as citizens.

What it reported doing in 2024

Line 28: to help its members achieve their employment goals, the association paid dues to the Michigan education association and the national education association. This provided union representation for more than 50 faculty members.

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. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 98
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 28
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 96.3%; rating input score 96

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -11.2%; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.38; rating input score 25; 25th 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: -2.3% per year; rating input score 0; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -7.4% per year; rating input score 0; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -5.4% per year; rating input score 0; 23rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 96.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $49K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2012 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.

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 30/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 25/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.