Mobilize Frederick Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
920984021
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Frederick, MD, USA
Phone
2403442961
Rating
69
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alliance/Advocacy Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$164,317
Expenses
$162,638
Assets
$72,555
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KAREN CANNON (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • BARB TRADER (PRESIDENT)
  • KATEY GROGAN (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • JOEL RENSBERGER (2ND VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • KAREN CANNON (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • BARB TRADER (PRESIDENT)
  • KATEY GROGAN (VICE PRESIDENT)

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 advance economic vitality, equity, and human health by promoting innovative and effective local solutions to the growing climate emergency.

What it reported doing in 2024

Green schools program - approximately 7,000 students and parents served, 8 public schools certified, and 2 schools recertified. Provided approximately $9,000 worth of supplies. Assist teachers with curriculum regarding climate change and strategies to involve students in effective resource reduction and education. Assist the entire school system meet its mandate to reach 100% of schools as green certified.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 88% 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 program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 44
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 37
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 43.7%; rating input score 44
  • Program expense ratio: 44.1%; rating input score 44

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 1%; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.45; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 42.3%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 74.3% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 39.8% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.2% per year; rating input score 100; 31st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 43.7% of revenue deployed · 44.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $72K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 44/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 44/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 37/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 35/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 6/100.