Power of Will Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
853864250
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2023, Form 990-N 2020
Location
Auburn, AL, USA
Rating
70
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Philanthropy, Voluntarism, and Grantmaking Foundations N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$194,337
Expenses
$58,727
Assets
$230,159
Liabilities
$5,000

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Sally Hudson (President)
  • Ellie Hudson (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Sally Hudson (President)
  • Ellie Hudson (Vice President)
  • Joseph Weber (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. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of The Power of Will is simple - to support and enhance the lives of sarcoma patients and their loved ones. Established in honor of Will Hudson The Power of Will is on a steadfast pursuit to change the narrative for sarcoma patients.

What it reported doing in 2024

The Power of Will was established in honor of Will Hudson to support and enhance the lives of sarcoma patients and their loved ones. Will was diagnosed with osteosarcoma at the age of twenty and assumed an active role in his treatment plan. Like many adolescent and young adult cancer patients Wills quality of life was extremely important to him. Will worked closely with his oncology team to discuss what quality of life meant to him as a sarcoma patient in and out of treatment. Will enjoyed going to the movies and dining out with family and friends but his diagnosis did not pause the many expenses that come along with adulthood. Will received support from several foundations that helped him to continue doing the things he liked to do such as planning a fun date night as well as the things he had to do like filling up his gas tank or paying an unexpected medical bill. The Power of Will is dedicated to providing financial assistance to patients like Will so that they can achieve their own quality of life goals. The Power of Will awards up to quarterly Quality of Life Grants up to $500.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 98% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 53
  • Transparency & Controls: 91
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 80
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 27.5%; rating input score 27
  • Program expense ratio: 87.3%; rating input score 87
  • Fundraising efficiency: $82.84 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 83.8%; rating input score 84; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • 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: Fail
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 69.8%; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.92; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 25% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 47.1% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 27.5% of revenue deployed · 87.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $51K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 28 of 29 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 27/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 39/100.