Phoenix Arising Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
263397223
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2011–2017
Forms available
Form 990 2016, Form 990-EZ 2017, Form 990-N 2010
Location
Leander, TX, USA
Phone
5125882359
Rating
57
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Physical & Earth Sciences,

Reported finances

Revenue
$38,626
Expenses
$65,288
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$23,159

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2017. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

People named in this filing

  • ZAITRARRIO COLLIER (Founder)
  • TASHA COLLIER (Director)
  • BRIAN CORNELIUS (Director)

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 2017. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Phoenix Arising is a non profit that was changing education by providing hand-on experiential learning experiences using aviation.

What it reported doing in 2017

Afterschool and youth enrichment programs serving elementary, middle and high school students through partnering with other organizations and schools. Hands on STEM learning activities and models etc.

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

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 55
  • Transparency & Controls: 68
  • Sustainability: 6
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 65.4%; rating input score 65
  • Program expense ratio: 38.7%; rating input score 39

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 83.3%; rating input score 83; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -69%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5.1%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 10.2% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0.2% per year; rating input score 0; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -32.1% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 65.4% of revenue deployed · 38.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $25K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2011 to 2017
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 39/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 9/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 11/100.