Primary Entry Point Advisory Committee

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
263597002
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2011–2012
Forms available
Form 990 2010, Form 990-EZ 2012
Location
Nashville, TN, USA
Phone
6153375182
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Public, Society Benefit N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$0
Expenses
$120,336
Assets
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2012. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2012. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Primary Entry Point Advisory Committee Incorporated ("PEPAC") is a broadcast industry group council composed of member radio station representatives who provide guidance and administration for the Primary Entry Point ("PEP") program. PEPAC was established by the Federal Government but organized as a non-profit organization under the laws of the District of Columbia. PEPAC works with the Federal Emergency Management Agency ("FEMA") to manage and provide certain planning and consulting activities in support of the Primary Entry Point ("PEP") program in providing equipment and technical support to PEP radio stations throughout the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and St. Thomas Virgin Islands to ensure the public is informed timely and accurately with information to assist in the event of a national emergency including providing the President of the United States the capability to address the people of the United States. The PEP system has never yet been used for its

What it reported doing in 2012

PEPAC works with the Federal Emergency Management Agency ("FEMA") to manage and provide certain planning and consulting activities in support of the Primary Entry Point ("PEP") program in providing equipment and technical support to PEP radio stations throughout the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and St. Thomas Virgin Islands to ensure the public is informed timely and accurately with information to assist in the event of a national emergency including providing the President of the United States the capability to address the people of the United States. The PEP system has never yet been used for its intended purpose, but works to stand ready to fulfill its requirements.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
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

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 22
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 0
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: 60%; rating input score 60

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: Limited
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -188.5% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: -80.4% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 60% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $72K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 5 of 5 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2011 to 2012
  • 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: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.