Mary J Edwards 151-3001258

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
586253855
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2014
Forms available
Form 990 2012, Form 990-EZ 2014
Location
Memphis, TN, USA
Rating
62
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$18,621
Expenses
$12,894
Assets
$331,325
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2014. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

1 person listed

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2014. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Provide educational help for those in need

What it reported doing in 2014

Pi kappa alpha

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 - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 59
  • Transparency & Controls: 70
  • Sustainability: 78
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 61.5%; rating input score 62
  • Program expense ratio: 55.1%; rating input score 55

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 85.7%; rating input score 86; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 30.8%; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 25.7; rating input score 97; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 44.6%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -3.4% per year; rating input score 0; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -3.8% per year; rating input score 0; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.4% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 61.5% of revenue deployed · 55.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $7K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 1 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2010 to 2014
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 55/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 4/100.