Murphy Sisters Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
203669503
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2012–2020
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2020
Location
Gloucester, MA, USA
Phone
7742859122
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Scholarships, Student Financial Aid Services, Awards

Reported finances

Revenue
$5,189
Expenses
$9,486
Assets
$11,935

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2020. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CHRISTOPHER MURPHY (President/DIREC)

People named in this filing

  • CHRISTOPHER MURPHY (President/DIREC)
  • MICHELLE MURPHY (VP/DIRECTOR)
  • MARYELLEN MURPHY (Treasurer/DIR)

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 2020. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To provide a scholarship fund and to provide training and promote awareness of safe driving among high school students.to carry on any other charitable or education activity within the meaning 501(c)(3).

What it reported doing in 2020

To promote safe driving and awareness to high school students. To provide scholarships to students who exemplify the spirit of participation in the life of the school. To financially support police, fire and rescue for acquisition of equipment to help save lives. To carry on any other charitable or educational activity within the meaning of sections 501(c)(3).

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 94
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 25
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 84.3%; rating input score 84

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -82.8%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.26; rating input score 41; 41st 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: -22.4% per year; rating input score 0; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 19.7% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -27% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 84.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $8K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2012 to 2020
  • 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 14/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 41/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.