Pioneer Georgia Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
832792410
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2018
Location
Hogansville, GA, USA
Phone
7703288357
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Community, Neighborhood Development

Reported finances

Revenue
$9,349
Expenses
$25,759
Assets
$498,854
Liabilities
$16,000

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BARRY MORGAN (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/DIRECTOR)
  • TOM GORDY (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • BARRY MORGAN (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/DIRECTOR)
  • TOM GORDY (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • ANDREAS WIEGAND (DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

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

Overview

Mission

The mission or purpose of pioneer Georgia is to foster the rejuvenation and regrowth of small towns. Attracting viable businesses which provide employment is an important aspect of this mission. Supporting business incubation is another aspect of the non-profit's activity. Education and mentoring of the youth as they find their career pathway will be a focus of the non-profit. Pioneer Georgia will form partnerships with any existing non-profits with a similar mission. Finding ways to combat poverty, drug use and drug abuse is also an important aspect of the pioneer Georgia mission.

What it reported doing in 2024

Combined work space is a local historic building which was built out to house 10-12 startup businesses. A grant was received to fund a startup business. The center does generate revenue in the form of rent which is designed to exceed the cost of the building with the excess going into the budget of the non-profit.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 81% 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. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 86
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 39
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 91.7%; rating input score 92; 22nd 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -175.5%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 19.37; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -26.5% per year; rating input score 0; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7.1% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $26K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 16 of 17 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2019 to 2024
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 14/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 23/100.