Niagara 1812 Bicentennial Legacy Council Corporation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
261997895
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2013–2014
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2014, Form 990-N 2011
Location
Lockport, NY, USA
Phone
9059843626
Rating
71
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Commemorative Events

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$137,880
Expenses
$130,015
Assets
$31,697
Liabilities
$3,292

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2014. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

26 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BRIAN MERRETT (CEO)

People named in this filing

  • BRIAN MERRETT (CEO)
  • KATHRYN VEDDER (KEY EMPLOYEE/GRANTS)
  • JOHN ARMSTRONG (CHAIR)

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 2014. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To raise awareness about the war of 1812 bicentennial in niagara and western New York.

What it reported doing in 2014

Grant funds were expended to promote, organize and fund the following bicentennial events. The blackrock 1812 lecture series at buffalo history museum, 6/28-6/29/14 the honoring(cntd)

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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 - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 52
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 36
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 50.9%; rating input score 51
  • Program expense ratio: 54%; rating input score 54

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: 5.7%; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.24; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.1; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 44.7%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -13.9% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.1% per year; rating input score 100; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 29.3% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 50.9% of revenue deployed · 54% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $70K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 26 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2013 to 2014
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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 51/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 54/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 23/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 53/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 5/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 33/100.