Pottsville Lions Charities Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
231488822
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2018–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Pottsville, PA, USA
Phone
5706170844
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Public Health Program (Includes General Health and Wellness Promotion Services)

Reported finances

Revenue
$14,063
Expenses
$11,047
Assets
$107,347

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

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • GERALD ENDERS (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • GERALD ENDERS (PRESIDENT)
  • WILLIAM DERBES (VICE PRESIDE)
  • JOSEPH MEHALKO (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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Provide charitable support to other tax-exempt organizations and area programs.

What it reported doing in 2024

The organization operates an annual car cruise which at one time was one of the biggest on the east coast. The organization also distributes thousands of dollars each year to other local nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations, educational institutes, and municipalities. The organization also owned certain real estate which it rented to pottsville area emergency medical services, inc., d/b/a schuylkill ems, the local ambulance and emergency medical services agency, which is used to operate its business. Although it is now run by a separate entity, at one time the local ambulance services were provided directly by the organization. The real estate was tranferred to pottsville area emergency medical services, inc., d/b/a schuylkill ems, on october 26, 2017.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 83% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration and the available information about grant readiness automatic revocation leaves an important question unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 92
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 69
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 88.8%; rating input score 89
  • Program expense ratio: 96.8%; rating input score 97

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 21.4%; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 9.72; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.4% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.7% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.1% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 88.8% of revenue deployed · 96.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $11K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2018 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.