Power of Perception Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
862587368
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2021
Location
Eau Claire, WI, USA
Phone
7088218227
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Youth Development Programs

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$186,894
Expenses
$190,933
Assets
$12,426
Liabilities
$10,274

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • PATRICIA MARIE CUMMINS (PRESIDENT)
  • DENEA BEALE (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • JOSEPH WEBB (DIRECTOR)
  • PATRICIA MARIE CUMMINS (PRESIDENT)
  • DENEA BEALE (VICE PRESIDENT)

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

Creating a valuable toolbox of resources that will equip these young king and queens to become contributing citizens in today's society.

What it reported doing in 2024

The mentoring program is geared toward aftican american/biracial youth (6th - 12th grade) to help with various things, including to change the perception of african american males and females in a predominantly white community., create a safe environment for students to be and express themselves, empower mentees to be good samaritans, help mentees learn and develop necessary life skills, help mentees take advantage of opportunities, help mentees develop networking and social skills, build trust, strengthen educational pipeline, improve faculty, staff, and community cultural competency. And increase graduation rates for african american and biracial population.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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 - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 72
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 17
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 72.7%; rating input score 73
  • Program expense ratio: 71.1%; rating input score 71

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -2.2%; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.07; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.83; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 48.7%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 85.2% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 29.9% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 14.6% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 72.7% of revenue deployed · 71.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $136K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 28/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 8/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 5/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 6/100.