Philanthropy First Foundation Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 450885278
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2013–2013
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2013
- Location
- West Des Moines, IA, USA
- Phone
- 5152214286
- Rating
- 37
- Verdict
- REVIEW
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Philanthropy, Charity, Voluntarism Promotion
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $20,517
- Expenses
- $24,151
- Assets
- $760
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2013. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
3 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- MARA WHITE (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- MARA WHITE (PRESIDENT)
- FRED SCOTT (SECRETARY)
- BRIAN MORLAN (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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2013. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
To facilitate online contributions reaching various charitable organizations. To provide an online fundraising platform for charities. To work with charities in developing effective online fundraising tools and mechanisms. To deliver education and program oriented information.
What it reported doing in 2013
The philanthropy first foundation works with various charitable organizations in facilitating online contributions reaching those organizations. The foundation provides an online fundraising platform and assistance for various charitable organizations.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% 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
REVIEW - The filed numbers largely add up. 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: 6
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 28
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 5.8%; rating input score 6
- Program expense ratio: 4.9%; rating input score 5
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -17.7%; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.03; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: 5.8% of revenue deployed · 4.9% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 9 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 6/100.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 5/100.
- Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Part III transfer expenses within program total did not reconcile in the filed values.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 23/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 5/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 57/100.