Nic Foundation Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 202982575
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2010–2019
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2019
- Location
- Clintonville, WI, USA
- Phone
- 7158234829
- Rating
- 78
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Crime Prevention
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $11,312
- Expenses
- $19,464
- Assets
- $0
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2019. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
6 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- LYNN MARCKS (CEO/PRESIDENT)
- JAMIE RESCH (VICE PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- LYNN MARCKS (CEO/PRESIDENT)
- JAMIE RESCH (VICE PRESIDENT)
- ANNETTE ADAMS (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 2019. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
To encourage the positive character traits of nurturing, integrity and compassion and to promote violence prevention through education.
What it reported doing in 2019
Nic violence prevention for kids (nicvp4kids): this project is an integrated character education program for community children ranging in age/grades from the early childhood level to the middle school level. The purpose of the program is to provide a safe, non-threatening learning environment where positive character traits and values are integrated into a fine arts/humanities curriculum. Character education is the basis for the project. The goal is to help children develop and enhance core ethical values through their studies in the art of music, art, movement and dance, theatre, foreign language, reading and writing. The teaching of positive character traits and values is integrated into course work through the curriculum by modeling, guided practice, and practical application. Children develop and build strong personal skills in getting along with others. All programs are tied to state academic standards. The standards contain stated expectations for children to accomplish at various grade levels through a variety of class work. The nic educational consultant collaboratively works with classroom teachers, school counselors and administrators in determining which positive character traits and values will be addressed. Together as a team, a plan is developed including expectations, goals, timeline, content, resources and assessment pieces. The nicvp4kids program initiatives may be infused into after hour programs such as super saturday exploration days or into the existing classroom curriculum. The program is adapted to the needs and expectations of the collaborative team. Learning is a partnership between family, school and community. As part of service learning, children share their new learning experiences with the community through a variety of ways. Their class may choose to create a bulletin board display at a bank, create books for children to read at the doctor and dental offices, design posters for area businesses, post a gallery show at a public building such as the library or participate in a performance at the senior center. As part of service learning, children are encouraged to give back to their communities.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 80% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 65% for direct work, and 35% for grants.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - 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: 89
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 12
- Growth: 0
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 70.1%; rating input score 70
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -72.1%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd 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: -13.2% per year; rating input score 0; 25th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -14.7% per year; rating input score 0; 20th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -12% per year; rating input score 0; 16th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 70.1% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $14K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
- Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 10 filing years from 2010 to 2019
- 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 10/100.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.