Our Genetic Legacy Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
862179410
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2021
Location
San Diego, CA, USA
Rating
92
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Cultural, Ethnic Awareness

Reported finances

Revenue
$196,823
Expenses
$173,429
Assets
$24,097

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

Leadership & pay

1 person listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Shellie Baxter (CEO)

People named in this filing

  • Shellie Baxter (CEO)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Primary Exempt Purpose: Our Genetic Legacy empowers youth ages 1424 from historically marginalized communities to uncover document and share ancestral legacies using drones and genomics. Mission Statement & Program Activities: OGL advances equity in STEAM by training youth to become FAA-certified drone pilots underwater explorers and digital storytellers. In the past year OGL expanded the We The People Museum led local and international mapping projects and provided paid internships and workforce training. These programs preserve BIPOC heritage and create career pathways in science technology and cultural preservation.

What it reported doing in 2024

Trained 40+ youth ages 14 to 24 through the DRONe Project to become FAA-certified pilots. Led two international mapping events and expanded We The People Museum exhibits.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 81% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filed totals do not add up and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 93
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 35
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 88.6%; rating input score 89
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 11.9%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.14; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 13.7%; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 82.7% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 19.5% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -8% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 88.6% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $174K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 1 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 7 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Transparency & Controls: Part III program expenses within total did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 14/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 19/100.