Montgomery County Sheriff's Office Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
861265177
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2023, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Montgomery, AL, USA
Phone
3348327705
Rating
72
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Law Enforcement

Reported finances

Revenue
$319,358
Expenses
$182,640
Assets
$413,303
Liabilities
$2,590

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DERRICK CUNNINGHAM (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • JAMES DILL (BOARD MEMBER)
  • JENNIFER ADKINS (BOARD MEMBER)
  • DAN HARRIS (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. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of the montgomery county sheriff's office foundation (mcsof) is to bring together business, professional, civic and nonprofit organizations and individual citizens to build partnerships and promote public safety in montgomery county. The mcsof is committed to making montgomery county a safer place to live, work and visit. As an independent, private nonprofit organization, the only organization authorized to raise funds on behalf of the montgomery county sheriff's office, we use donations to finance essential community programs and outreach.

What it reported doing in 2024

The montgomery county sheriff's office foundation supported the montgomery county sheriff's office by providing protective gear and essential tools to enhance officer safety and operational effectiveness. In addition, the montgomery county sheriff's office foundation supported the community by awarding scholarships to local students.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 97% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 50% for direct work, and 50% for grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 62
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 64
  • Sustainability: 74
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 54.8%; rating input score 55
  • Program expense ratio: 93.5%; rating input score 94
  • 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: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
    • 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: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 42.8%; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.26; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 36.3% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 41.6% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 54.8% of revenue deployed · 93.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $171K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 22 of 22 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 55/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 48/100.