League of Women Voters of Cincinnati Area
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 310240421
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2009–2021
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2021
- Location
- Cincinnati, OH, USA
- Phone
- 5132818683
- Rating
- 84
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Voter Education, Registration
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $22,670
- Expenses
- $85,966
- Assets
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2021. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
12 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- MARY KATE GENIS (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- MARY KATE GENIS (PRESIDENT)
- THERESA FISK (TREASURER)
- PAMELA REICHELDERFER (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 2021. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The league of women voters is a nonpartisan political organization encouraging informed and active participation in government. It influences public policy through education and advocacy. We never support or oppose any political party or candidate.
What it reported doing in 2021
The lwvca provides government, voting, and election information online at www.lwvcincinnati.org and vote411.org. The lwvca encourages informed and active participation in government. It aims to influence public policy through education and advocacy of positions established by thorough study and discussion. Lwvca volunteers visit classrooms and community organizations; appear on radio, television and social media; provide speakers and information about ballot issues; and provide forums for candidates and ballot issues or issues of community interest. Lwvca members attend naturalization ceremonies and facilitate voter registration events.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Membership-supported. 74% of the money available for current operations came from membership dues.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 71% 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 revenue has declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 98
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 9
- Growth: 40
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 94.2%; rating input score 94
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -279.2%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd 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: 5.1% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -0.2% per year; rating input score 0; 60th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -8.2% per year; rating input score 0; 18th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 94.2% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $81K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
- Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 12 filing years from 2009 to 2021
- 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 4/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.