Mountain State Hands on Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
262171118
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-T 2025, Form 990-N 2009
Location
Princeton, WV, USA
Phone
3044876925
Rating
44
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Support N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$147,027
Expenses
$144,921
Assets
$326,333
Liabilities
$1,849

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DOROTHY TRIGG-HANN (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • DOROTHY TRIGG-HANN (PRESIDENT): $90,915 total reported compensation
  • ANGELA J CLARK (SECRETARY/TR): $64,712 total reported compensation
  • VIRGINIA G HENDERSON (VICE PRESIDE): $53,125 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Mountain state hands on, inc. Is organized exclusively for charitable purposes, by funding human services, food banks, scholarships and funding other 501(c)3 entities.

What it reported doing in 2025

Assisted individuals with utility bills, medical expenses, food, rent and transportation.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 97% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of voting board members are independent.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 38
  • Transparency & Controls: 78
  • Accountability: 5
  • Sustainability: 42
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 42.4%; rating input score 42
  • Program expense ratio: 43.1%; rating input score 43
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 66.5%; rating input score 67; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 11
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 1.4%; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.25; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 86.7%; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 12% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -12.2% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -3% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 42.4% of revenue deployed · 43.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 3 board members independent · 1 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $62K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $91K · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 21 of 22 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes grants
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2020 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 42/100.
  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 43/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 7 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 39/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 43/100.