Liliesleaf Trust Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
471846077
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2017–2018
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2018, Form 990-N 2016
Location
New York, NY, USA
Phone
2127269090
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Arts, Cultural Organizations - Multipurpose

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$61,364
Expenses
$116,587
Assets
$17,307

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2018. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

People named in this filing

  • NICOLAS WOLPE (DIRECTOR)
  • RIAZ MEER (DIRECTOR)
  • THOMAS GATEMAN (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 2018. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To fund raise and in the process use those funds raised and earned in the us to support and assist the liliesleaf trust. Liliesleaf is a national heritage site that commemorates a strategic and seminal point in south africas liberation struggle history and is a beacon on the global landscape of human memory. More than just a national heritage site; it symbolizes and articulates what underpinned and defined the liberation struggle. Visitors to the historical site are able to interact with dynamic, immersive interactive audio and audio-visual exhibits that takes them on an inspiring journey of discovery where intriguing and fascinating liberation struggle testimonies and stories, come to life , that helped shape and define south africas new democratic dispensation. The purpose of the organization is to ensure that this significant site of memory is maintained, preserved and conserve d for current and future generations. We strive to ensure that the history of a seminal period in south af

What it reported doing in 2018

Speaking engagements

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 86% 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: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 14
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

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

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -90%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.15; rating input score 13; 13th 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: 123.1% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -22.2% per year; rating input score 0; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -122.9% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $117K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2017 to 2018
  • 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 8/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 13/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.