Nccc Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
161315885
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Sanborn, NY, USA
Phone
7166145904
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,615,830
Expenses
$900,334
Assets
$18,141,993
Liabilities
$66,639

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

25 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • LLOYD A HOLMES (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • LLOYD A HOLMES (PRESIDENT): $149,165 total reported compensation
  • BARBARA DESIMONE (VP INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCMEN): $110,182 total reported compensation
  • JULIE BERRIGAN (DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT THRU SEPT 2025): $94,400 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The nccc foundation was established in 1987 as a non-profit corporation to solicit, accept, manage, invest and distribute contributions and earnings. The foundation is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in education through the advancement of academic, cultural and social experiences for the students, faculty and community served by suny niagara.

What it reported doing in 2024

Scholarships are awarded to students of the suny niagara based upon specified criteria from the donor and/or other established restrictions. There are currently approximately 100 different scholarships.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Multi-channel. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 37% for direct work, 41% for grants, and 22% for affiliated organizations.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of total spending goes to programs and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filed totals do not add up.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 68
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 97
  • Sustainability: 84
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 57.8%; rating input score 58
  • Program expense ratio: 78%; rating input score 78
  • Fundraising efficiency: $213.26 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 95.2%; rating input score 95; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 65.6%; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 20.15; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 7% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.6% per year; rating input score 100; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.3% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 57.8% of revenue deployed · 78% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 20 of 21 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $703K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $149K · 25 people listed
  • Consistency: 25 of 26 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: 3 filed related-organization links
  • 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 58/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.