Lanterman Historical Museum Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
954270325
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2014–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
La Canada Flintridge, CA, USA
Phone
8187901421
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$189,133
Expenses
$185,721
Assets
$451,737
Liabilities
$14,417

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

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SUSAN FUELLING (Vice President)
  • MARY LOU LANGEDYKE (President)

People named in this filing

  • SUSAN FUELLING (Vice President)
  • TENNESSEE GARDNER (Executive Dir.)
  • YVONNE EVERSON (Director)

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

The mission of the Lanterman Historical Museum Foundation is to collect, preserve and share the resources of the Lanterman House and Archives in order to engage the public in the discovery, understanding and appreciation of the diverse history and development of the city of La Caada Flintridge and the Crescenta Caada Valley

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 93% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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 - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Expenses are high relative to revenue and liabilities are high compared with assets.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 74
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 55
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 73.8%; rating input score 74
  • Program expense ratio: 73.5%; rating input score 74

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 1.8%; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.43; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.6% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.7% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 10% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 73.8% of revenue deployed · 73.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $137K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2014 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 39/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 33/100.