Leadership Fauquier

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
472216232
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2017–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2015
Location
Warrenton, VA, USA
Phone
5403165855
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Leadership Development

Reported finances

Revenue
$65,879
Expenses
$68,368
Assets
$65,239
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • STEPHANIE PALADEAU (PAST PRESIDENT)
  • DEANNA HAMMER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR UNTIL 6/30/25)
  • STEPHANIE HANSON (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR STARTING 7/1/25)

People named in this filing

  • STEPHANIE PALADEAU (PAST PRESIDENT)
  • ROB MOLINE (TREASURER)
  • CHRISTOPHER COUTTS (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

To engage, equip, and connect individuals in fauquier county for the benefit of our community.

What it reported doing in 2024

To produce individuals within our community who have a solid and factual understanding of fauquier county, to increase civic participation and volunteerism, to enhance professional leadership skills within the community, and to maintain an active alumni that identifies and serves the needs of fauquier county.

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 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 assets have declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 96
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 39
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 96.5%; rating input score 97
  • Program expense ratio: 93%; rating input score 93

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -3.8%; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.95; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 59.4%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.7% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -2.5% per year; rating input score 0; 30th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 96.5% of revenue deployed · 93% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $64K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2017 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 38/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 45/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 2/100.