Mohawk Valley Frontiers Club
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 223827853
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2022–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2020
- Location
- Utica, NY, USA
- Phone
- 3155344029
- Rating
- 84
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Educational Services and Schools - Other
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $357,585
- Expenses
- $408,340
- Assets
- $287,435
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
7 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- UNICE S ELLIOTT JEFFERSON (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- DARLENE MACK - BROWN (1ST VICE PRE)
- STEPHANIE DAVIS CLARK (TREASURER)
- DIETRA HARVEY (SECRETARY)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The mission of the organization is taken from article ii - objectives, section 1 of the frontiers international constitution & by - laws: "(a) to promote service as the ideal basis of all worthwhile endeavors (b) to promote the investigation, adoption, and application of higher business, professional, social, and civic standards and procedures (c) to develop by precept, axample and coordination and intelligent aggressive and serviceable leadership and citizenship." the mission of the mohawk valley frontiers club is to engage in programs that assist and encourage young people toward high academic and social standards which motivate and prepare them for leadership roles in their community. The organization has also provided scholarships to local school students, lunches to the students and the elderly. The organization holds an annual luncheon to educate people about the accomplishments of dr. Martin luther king jr, and an annual golf tournament.
What it reported doing in 2024
The junior frontiers of the mohawk valley provides various programs for students of color. These programs address many of the issues facing children of color in the community by providing services that help with academic excellence, professional development, civic responsibility, and self esteem. These programs utilize special projects, trips, speakers, events, and tours to expose children to many of the possibilites that exist for their future. This program has grown from assisting 8 students to over 160 students per year.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 78% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 41% for direct work, and 59% for grants.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 88
- Transparency & Controls: 93
- Accountability: 70
- Sustainability: 35
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 97.7%; rating input score 98
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Fail
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -14.2%; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.7; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 70.2% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 19.8% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 18.6% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 97.7% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 27 of 27 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $399K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
- Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
- Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes grants
- Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
- 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: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 18/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 32/100.