Msu Student Housing Assistance
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 851682189
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2023–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2022
- Location
- Overland Park, KS, USA
- Phone
- 9134919125
- Rating
- 92
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Scholarships, Student Financial Aid Services, Awards
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $98,100
- Expenses
- $92,627
- Assets
- $102,153
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
6 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- TIM CARLSON (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- KERAN LEMONS (PAST PRESIDE)
- DOUGLAS SCHMIDT (TREASURER)
- TIMOTHY LOUDIS (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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The mission of the organization is to reduce or offset housing costs required to participate in the sigma chi housing corporation of springfield, mo.
What it reported doing in 2025
Msu student housing assistance corporation (msu shac) was organized by like-minded individuals concerned abouth the level of student loan debt incurred by students subsequent to attending Missouri state university (msu). The organization was created with the express intent to raise funds and resources for the specific purpose of off-setting housing costs required to participate in the sigma chi housing corporation of springfield, mo (housing corp) or other approved providers. The accomplishment of the mission is measured by amounts paid directly to the housing corp to directly offset costs required for student housing.
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. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 96
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 47
- Growth: 40
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 93.8%; rating input score 94
- Program expense ratio: 99.3%; rating input score 99
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 5.6%; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.1; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 24.4% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -25.4% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -8% per year; rating input score 0; 20th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 93.8% of revenue deployed · 99.3% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $92K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 3 filing years from 2023 to 2025
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- 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 — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 54/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 50/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.