Lost and Found Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 237439212
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2011–2011
- Forms available
- Form 990 2011
- Location
- Wheatridge, CO, USA
- Phone
- 3034208080
- Rating confidence
- Limited
- Sector
- Alcohol, Drug and Substance Abuse, Dependency Prevention and Treatment
- Affiliation
- Christianity
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $1,868,425
- Expenses
- $2,074,133
- Assets
- $2,007,927
- Liabilities
- $1,320,938
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2011. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
9 people listed
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2011. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Lost and found, inc. Serves the nation in christian ministry by providing prevention, intervention, and treatment resources to the individual, family, and youth.
What it reported doing in 2011
Transitional living program: provide independent living training and support for at-risk youth transitioning from treatment and foster care to independence.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Earned-program. 70% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
- 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.
- Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.
The verdict
- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Accountability: 87
- Sustainability: 30
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: Limited
- Program expense ratio: Limited
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 77.8%; rating input score 78; 15th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Other executive compensation review process: Pass
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -11%; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.97; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.66; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 3.6%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
- Governance: 7 of 9 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $1.8M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $54K · 9 people listed
- Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
- Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 15/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 45/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 18/100.