M B J Foundation for S I D S

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
452326745
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2012–2017
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2017
Location
Cypress, TX, USA
Phone
8329288485
Rating
69
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Birth Defects and Genetic Diseases

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$26,453
Expenses
$6,993
Assets
$119,871
Liabilities
$36,648

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JAIME CONNELL (PRESIDENT/TREASURER)
  • RANDY CONNELL (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • JAIME CONNELL (PRESIDENT/TREASURER)
  • RANDY CONNELL (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • VALERIE LACY (DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY RELA)

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 2017. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Mbj foundation for sids was founded in 2009 to create public awareness and prevention of sudden infant death syndrome through programs bringing doctors, professionals, volunteers and communities together; supporting research groups, sids organizations and professionals into the causes and prevention of sudden infant death; and education about prevention methods aimed at new mothers, the public, and the medical community.

What it reported doing in 2017

Barbecue and auction fundraiser held to raise money to support the mission of raising awareness, education about the prevention, and supporting research into the causes and prevention, of sudden infant death syndrome.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filed totals do not add up.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 63
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 82
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 41%; rating input score 41
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 73.6%; rating input score 97; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 17.14; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.31; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -12% per year; rating input score 0; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -7.2% per year; rating input score 0; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 25.2% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 41% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $11K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 8 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2012 to 2017
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 41/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Part III program expenses within total did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 15/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.