Lucas John Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
833683882
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2021
Forms available
Form 990 2021
Location
Mesa, AZ, USA
Phone
4802397444
Rating
68
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Patient Services - Entertainment, Recreation

Reported finances

Revenue
$223,826
Expenses
$181,647
Assets
$71,362
Liabilities
$8,600

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2021. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

1 person listed

People named in this filing

  • BRANDON CULP (OFFICER AND)

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 2021. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Lucas john foundation is a nonprofit organization. Lucas john culp was born in 2018 and medically diagnosed with a very rare genetic condition, non- ketotic hyperglycinemia (nkh). Our focus is to help families regroup and find viable medical solutions with conventional and alternative therapies while providing financial and emotional support. Our passion is to provide support for families encountering unimaginable medical issues. When faced with health challenges we look for solutions that can help with access to research, alternative treatments, technology and social support. "postpartum care kits for moms during nicu stay "easy slip-on robes for mother's for skin-to-skin "lunch sacks for grab-n-go during nicu stay "research funding for rare diseases "research funding for gene therapy for nkh -create a fund for free dna testing for parents and family members -create a fund for express labs for families -create a budget for scholarships for cold laser and other alternative therapies "f

What it reported doing in 2021

Lucas john foundation is a nonprofit organization. Lucas john culp was born in 2018 and medically diagnosed with a very rare genetic condition, non- ketotic hyperglycinemia (nkh). Our focus is to help families regroup and find viable medical solutions with conventional and alternative therapies while providing financial and emotional support. Our passion is to provide support for families encountering unimaginable medical issues. When faced with health challenges we look for solutions that can help with access to research, alternative treatments, technology and social support. "postpartum care kits for moms during nicu stay "easy slip-on robes for mother's for skin-to-skin "lunch sacks for grab-n-go during nicu stay "research funding for rare diseases "research funding for gene therapy for nkh -create a fund for free dna testing for parents and family members -create a fund for express labs for families -create a budget for scholarships for cold laser and other alternative therapies "funding for newborn movement assessment subscriptions

Operating model

Revenue model
Membership-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from membership dues.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 74% for direct work, and 26% for grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 70
  • Transparency & Controls: 93
  • Accountability: 25
  • Sustainability: 47
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 64.5%; rating input score 64
  • Program expense ratio: 79.4%; rating input score 79
  • Fundraising efficiency: $37.39 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 33.3%; rating input score 33; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 18.8%; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.39; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.12; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 103.8% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 59.8% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 38% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 64.5% of revenue deployed · 79.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 1 of 3 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $144K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 1 people listed
  • Consistency: 20 of 20 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes grants
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2019 to 2021
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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: Independent voting board scored 33/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 16/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 27/100.