Mary Stimson Trust

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
356019767
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Terre Haute, IN, USA
Rating
59
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$30,834
Expenses
$21,782
Assets
$793,821
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

1 person listed

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

See Schedule OThe net income of the Trust is paid semi-annually to Union Hospital Foundation to be used solely and exclusively by the Orthopedic Department for the use and benefit of crippled or deformed children under the age of eighteen years who are unable to pay for medical and surgical treatment.

What it reported doing in 2025

The net income of the Trust is paid to Union Hospital Foundation to be used solely by the Orthopedic Department for the benefit of crippled or deformed children.

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

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and a relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 51
  • Transparency & Controls: 93
  • Accountability: 12
  • Sustainability: 71
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 58.2%; rating input score 58
  • Program expense ratio: 57.5%; rating input score 57
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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: 0%; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Limited
    • Other executive compensation review process: Limited
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 29.4%; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 36.44; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 40.3%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 18.2% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.4% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.6% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 58.2% of revenue deployed · 57.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 1 board members independent · 2 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $13K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $9K · 1 people listed
  • Consistency: 13 of 13 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes grants
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2020 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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 — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 58/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 57/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 5/100.