Pandemic Response Organization Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
872317745
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Larkspur, CA, USA
Phone
4153811008
Rating
45
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Management & Technical Assistance

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,020,000
Expenses
$173,542
Assets
$899,654
Liabilities
$6,000

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • LAWRENCE BRILLIANT (PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • LAWRENCE BRILLIANT (PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR): $52,000 total reported compensation
  • GIRIJA BRILLIANT (TREASURER AND DIRECTOR): $34,667 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Providing pro-bono advice and assistance to nonprofit organizations and government agencies and grantmaking.

What it reported doing in 2024

Providing pro-bono advice and assistance to nonprofit organizations: the organization will enter into contracts with nonprofit organizations and government agencies such as school districts, at no charge, to provide advice and instructions on how to prevent the spread of epidemics and pandemics and how to prevent the spread of disease. For example, the organization anticipates that one or more California school districts will contract with it to advise on covid-19 masking, distancing, and testing protocols. The organization will raise funds from donors to pay scientists and educators to work on these problems. The organization will work throughout the united states, and abroad when asked to help nonprofits and non-governmental organizations, as well as government agencies.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. 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: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 86
  • Accountability: 63
  • Sustainability: 80
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 91.7%; rating input score 92; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 11
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 83%; rating input score 98; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.18; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 49.9%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -144.2% per year; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 108.7% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 113.2% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 1 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $174K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $52K · 3 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $525K reported
  • Consistency: 18 of 18 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 7 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 2/100.