Military Combat Defense Fund Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 300378852
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2010–2011
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2011
- Location
- North Easton, MA, USA
- Phone
- 5089425017
- Rating
- 85
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Management & Technical Assistance
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $2,930
- Expenses
- $3,568
- Assets
- $17,916
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2011. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
7 people listed
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2011. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
To raise funds to assist military personnel in the defense of crimes of violence for which they have been accused while serving in iraq/afghanistan.
What it reported doing in 2011
The organization believes in the fundamental decency of our armed forces. The organization believes that our fighting men and women deserve nothing less than our undying gratitute and unwavering support. If the need arises, the organization also believes that they deserve the best legal counsel available. The organization is raising funds to assist in the defense of u. S. Military personnel, regardless of branch of service, charged with alleged crimes of violence arising from a combat situation while serving in iraq or afghanistan (excluding crimes against fellow americans or coalition forces).
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 77% 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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and program spending has declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 100
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 35
- Growth: 0
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- 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: -21.8%; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.02; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: Limited
Growth
- Program expense growth: -65.7% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -104.5% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -3.5% per year; rating input score 0; 41st percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $4K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 2 filing years from 2010 to 2011
- 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.
Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 21/100.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.