Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 383310189
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2009–2010
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2010
- Location
- Novi, MI, USA
- Phone
- 2484492990
- Rating
- 77
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Crime Prevention
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $38,747
- Expenses
- $42,369
- Assets
- $14,593
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2010. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
10 people listed
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2010. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
To educate the public about the negative impact lawsuit abuse has on families, job providers, organizations, and communities.
What it reported doing in 2010
Research and media (speeches, radio and television appearances, etc.) to increase public awareness of the effects of lawsuit abuse on Michigan consumers, job providers, organizations, and communities.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Expenses are high relative to revenue and revenue has declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 68
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 22
- Growth: 40
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 69.9%; rating input score 70
- Program expense ratio: 63.9%; rating input score 64
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -9.3%; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.34; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: Limited
Growth
- Program expense growth: 55% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -13.7% per year; rating input score 0; 35th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -9.7% per year; rating input score 0; 30th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 69.9% of revenue deployed · 63.9% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $27K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $24K · 10 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 2 filing years from 2009 to 2010
- 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.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 31/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 24/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.