Morenci Lions Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
863456629
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Morenci, AZ, USA
Phone
7025776060
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Philanthropy, Charity, Voluntarism Promotion

Reported finances

Revenue
$26,789
Expenses
$25,134
Assets
$3,031
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Ruben Rojas (President)
  • David Martinez (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Ruben Rojas (President)
  • Thomas Powers (Director)
  • Jon Antonson (Treasurer)

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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The primary exempt purpose of the Morenci Lions Foundation Inc is to receive charitable donations and to organize and hold fundraising activities thereby establishing a fund from which monies shall be distributed for charitable purposes. These monies will be mainly directed to the Morenci Lions Club, a Section 501(c)(4) corporation, to support the conduct of their charitable programs including, but not limited to, the Lions Eyeglass Assistance and Sight Conservation Program, providing meals to families in need in Greenlee County, AZ during the holiday season, and providing scholarships to high school seniors in Greenlee County, AZ who are continuing their education in a college, university, or trade school.

What it reported doing in 2025

High school graduate scholarship program. In May, the Morenci Lions Club offered 17 scholarships of $500 each and 2 scholarships of $1000 each to graduation seniors of Greenlee County high schools to further their education at a college, university, or trade school. Morenci Lions Foundation funded 17 of the $500 scholarships and both $1000 scholarships.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% 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. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 96
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 44
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 93.8%; rating input score 94
  • 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: 6.2%; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.12; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 78.5% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 61.9% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 72% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 93.8% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $25K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2021 to 2025
  • 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 14/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 55/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.