Lincolnland Exchange Clubs Foundation for Youth

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
203541054
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-PF 2022
Location
Shorewood, IL, USA
Phone
8153533406
Rating
48
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Scholarships, Student Financial Aid Services, Awards

Reported finances

Revenue
$11,592
Expenses
$2,754
Assets
$159,779

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • James Ruzon (Chairman President)

People named in this filing

  • James Ruzon (Chairman President)
  • Janet Jacobs (Secretary)
  • Patti Molitor (Treasurer)

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

Awarding Scholarships for Lincolnland Exchange Club District

What it reported doing in 2024

Annual schlorship awarded in June each year at the Lincolnland District Convention to a student nominated for general scholarship and one for the ACE Program. This fund only handles scholarships awareded, no other conv costs.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 5
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 81
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 2.2%; rating input score 2
  • Program expense ratio: 9.2%; rating input score 9

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: 76.2%; rating input score 97; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 58.02; rating input score 98; 98th 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: -40.5% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -5.2% per year; rating input score 0; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.2% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 2.2% of revenue deployed · 9.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $254 in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 8 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 2/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 9/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Part III transfer expenses within program total did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.