Panhandle Crime Stoppers Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
592235879
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Panama City, FL, USA
Phone
8502482002
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Crime Prevention

Reported finances

Revenue
$171,316
Expenses
$152,886
Assets
$27,616

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

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • RUSTY RUSSELL (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • RUSTY RUSSELL (PRESIDENT)
  • SHERRI ECKHARDT (VICE PRESIDE)
  • BRIAN MILLER (BOARD MEMBER)

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

The purpose of panhandle crimestoppers, inc. Is to assist law enforcement agencies with information on specific unsolved felony crimes, wanted persons, and other criminal activity that has been unavaliable through normal investigation methods, to promote community involvement in all aspects of law enforcement, to promote a community offensive against crime, to motivate the public to cooperate with law enforcement agencies, and to reward such cooperation.

What it reported doing in 2024

Assisted law enforcement agencies by obtaining information on specific unsolved crimes, obtained information on wanted persons and criminal activity unavailable through normal investigative methods; promoted community involvement in all aspects of law enforcement; promoted a community offensive against crime; educated the public and motivated their cooperation with law enforcement agencies; and awarded the public for its cooperation and assistance rendered to law enforcement.

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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 93
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 34
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 89.2%; 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: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 10.8%; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.18; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 27.7%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.9% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.5% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.4% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 89.2% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $153K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 14 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 17/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 59/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 12/100.