Lynchpin

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
463591707
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2014–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2020, Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2013
Location
Yakima, WA, USA
Phone
5098957611
Rating
44
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Developmentally Disabled Centers

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$130,748
Expenses
$183,705
Assets
$114,982
Liabilities
$2,942

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

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ERIN LYNCH (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • DEBBIE CAMERON (DIRECTOR)
  • LORI THOMPSON (DIRECTOR)
  • VICTORIA FANNING (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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Empowering teens and their families to achieve social success.

What it reported doing in 2024

Social groups: lynchpin is a local non-profit social learning community for students with autism and their families, located in yakima, wa. We group students with others who share their similar interests. We find this brings an instant trust and mutual respect, providing the perfect foundation to build social skills. Our curriculum is written and presented each week, with the ability to flex with the groups' comprehension and comfort level. Students have a weekly 60 minute session with the social educator, followed by supervised free time. Parents then enter the classroom where the social educator reviews the lesson and gives practical feedback and problem solving. Families share their everyday challenges and feel supported by others who truly understand the magnitude of their everyday world. They are also provided with a handout of the weeks lesson to be shared with additional family members and educators. We're currently offering 4 social groups and serving 50+ students.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 71% 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 and revenue has grown recently. 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: 21
  • Growth: 60

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; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -40.5%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.63; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6.5%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -18.7% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.2% per year; rating input score 100; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.6% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2014 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 3/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 44/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 22/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 35/100.