Matthew John Phillips Scholarship Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
872585507
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Boylston, MA, USA
Phone
7742084696
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fund Raising and Fund Distribution

Reported finances

Revenue
$17,111
Expenses
$17,361
Assets
$69,467

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MARIE PHILLIPS (PRESIDENT &)

People named in this filing

  • MARIE PHILLIPS (PRESIDENT &)
  • MATTHEW PHILLIPS (CLERK)
  • LORI HART (BOARD MEMBER)

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

To raise funds and provide scholarships, in the memory of matthew john phillips, at saint john's high school, located in shrewsbury, ma and tahanto regional high school, located in boylston, ma.

What it reported doing in 2024

To raise funds and provide scholarships, in the memory of matthew john phillips at saint john's high school, located in shrewsbury ma and tahanto regional high school located in boylston ma.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 95% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 95% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 98
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 49
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 98.2%; rating input score 98
  • Program expense ratio: 96.8%; rating input score 97

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -1.5%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 54.1% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -25.9% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 17.5% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 98.2% of revenue deployed · 96.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $17K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2021 to 2024
  • 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.

  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 41/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.