Little Brothers-friends of the Elderly

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
271679602
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2012
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2012
Location
Omaha, NE, USA
Phone
4028846641
Rating
40
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Single Organization Support

Reported finances

Revenue
$12,821
Expenses
$17,864
Assets
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2012. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2012. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Little brothers-friends of the elderly is a nonprofit volunteer-based organization committed to relieving isolation and loneliness among the elderly. We offer to people of goodwill, the opportunity to join the elderly in friendship and the celebration of life.

What it reported doing in 2012

Elder services: for elders who are homebound or living in nursing homes, the organization sends volunteers bearing food, gifts and flowers to help celebrate the holidays and remind them that they are part of the organization's family. The organization delivers meals on thanksgiving, hosts a christmas party and provides baskets for easter. Volunteer and elder services: the organization matches a volunteer with an elder to create a friendship that it hopes will last a lifetime. The volunteer visits regularly and helps out with the many small but important things the elderly friend needs to remain independent. The organization sends volunteers bearing foods, gifts and flowers to help celebrate the holidays and remind elders who are homebound or living in a nursing home that they are part of the organization's family.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 89% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up. 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: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 7
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -39.3%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -65.1% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -64.5% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2010 to 2012
  • 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 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 14/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.