Order of Sons of Italy in America-2075

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
942496429
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Denver, CO, USA
Phone
3032388055
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Domestic Fraternal Societies

Reported finances

Revenue
$121,126
Expenses
$148,601
Assets
$581,519
Liabilities
$104,362

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

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SAL SIRAGUSE (PRESIDENT)
  • PATRICK LUBRANO (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • PAM WRIGHT (PAST PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • SAL SIRAGUSE (PRESIDENT)
  • PATRICK LUBRANO (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • JOHN CALLOR (TREASURER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

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

Overview

Mission

The Organization (Denver Lodge)coordinates its work at the state and community level to assist in uniting all people of Italian descent to celebrate the culture and heritage of their ancestral country while celebrating the contributions of Italians to America.

What it reported doing in 2024

The Organization is a chapter of the Order Sons of Italy in America (OSIA) which is the largest and oldest organization in the United States representing Americans of Italian heritage. Americans of Italian descent is described by the U.S. Census Bureau as the fifth largest ethnic group in America. The Organization (Denver Lodge) coordinates its work at the State and community level to assist in uniting all people of italian descent to celebrate culture and heritage of their ancestral country while celebrating the contributions of Italians to America. The Denver Lodge gives back to the community in many ways. The Lodge coordinates help to the less fortunate, contributes to nationally recognized charities and annually awards individual students scholarships of $1,000 each on a competitive state wide basis to deserving students. The scholarships are applied toward tuition at accredited community colleges and universities.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 83% of the money available for current operations came from other operating 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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 38
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

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

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -22.7%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.91; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.18; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.5% per year; rating input score 100; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.6% per year; rating input score 100; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.2% per year; rating input score 100; 25th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 15 of 15 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 15 people listed
  • Consistency: 19 of 19 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 13/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 21/100.