Little Owl Charities Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
462814778
IRS 990 coverage
2014–2017
Forms available
Form 990 2017
Location
Milwaukee, WI, USA
Phone
4143471270
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution

Reported finances

Revenue
$151
Expenses
$88,082
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2017. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CHRISTIE UIHLEIN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • CHRISTIE UIHLEIN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • MARY P UIHLEIN (CONTINUING DIRECTOR)
  • JAMES P UIHLEIN (CONTINUING 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. Selected filing: tax year 2017. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Little owl charities raised money for and boosted awareness of organizations that pursue advances in research, education, and the treatment of cancer. Little owl charities discontinued operations during 2017 and donated the remaining funds to the university of Texas md anderson cancer center.

What it reported doing in 2017

Donation of remaining charitable funds to benefit the university of Texas md anderson cancer center. Md anderson is one of the world's most respected cancer centers devoted exclusively to cancer patient care, research, education, and prevention.the mission of md anderson is to eliminate cancer in Texas, the nation and the world. Since 1944, almost 950,000 patients have turned to md anderson for cancer care in the form of targeted therapies, surgery, chemotherapy, radiation and proton therapy, immunotherapy, or combinations of these and other treatments.md anderson is a founding member of the national comprehensive cancer network, which includes the h. Lee moffitt cancer center and research institute in tampa. From Florida, 488 physicians refer patients to md anderson.md anderson is one of only 41 comprehensive cancer centers designated by the national cancer institute. For the past 25 years, md anderson has ranked as one of the nation's top two cancer centers in "best hospitals," a survey published annually in u.s. News & world report.to learn more about md anderson visit www.mdanderson.org

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from recurring investment income.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 87
  • Accountability: 57
  • Sustainability: 8
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 98.7%; rating input score 99
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 66.7%; rating input score 67; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -58,232.5%; rating input score 1; 1st 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 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -6.1% per year; rating input score 0; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -78.7% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -46.7% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 98.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 6 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $87K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 15 of 15 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes grants
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2014 to 2017
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 1/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.