National Forensic Science Technology Center Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
593348101
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2020
Forms available
Form 990 2020
Location
Largo, FL, USA
Phone
7275496067
Rating
71
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Management & Technical Assistance

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$5,800,761
Expenses
$6,798,916
Assets
$1,752,842
Liabilities
$1,328,010

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

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MITCHELL R MORRISSEY (PRESIDENT)
  • KEVIN L LOTHRIDGE (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • KEVIN L LOTHRIDGE (CEO): $239,537 total reported compensation
  • ELIZABETH H YOURKIEVITZ (DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS): $135,714 total reported compensation
  • TRACY GOETZ (REVENUE & CONTRACTS MANAGER/FSO): $133,479 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2020. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To provide training, education, and technical support in the forensic sciences in order to assist members of the criminal justice community to achieve the highest level of quality services for the justice system.

What it reported doing in 2020

Training and subject matter expertise support: in 2020 nfstc continued to support the u.s. Military through training activities. Our instructors trained 7 socom members in expeditionary forensic capability in support of the us socom exploitation analysis center support contract in addition to providing logistical support for forward deployed units. Nfstc trained 29 students in support of the navy expeditionary exploitation unit (exu-1). Nfstc provided services support through personnel management in specific forensic intelligence areas, including field service representative and reach back expertise for eac activities, as well as support to the joint expeditionary training center (jetc).

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 100% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and most voting board members are independent. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 85
  • Transparency & Controls: 60
  • Accountability: 91
  • Sustainability: 16
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 89.1%; rating input score 89
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -17.2%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.26; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.76; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 1.7%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -13.9% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -12.8% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -14% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 89.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $6.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $240K · 10 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $153K reported
  • Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes executive pay
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2010 to 2020
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 6/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 9 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 7/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 13/100.