Race for Kids Sake

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
203651844
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2011
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2011
Location
Portage, MI, USA
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Cancer

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$17,433
Expenses
$17,433
Assets
$8,444

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2011. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2011. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Raise funds for the childrens' leukemia foundation.

What it reported doing in 2011

Clf fundraising

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 78% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% 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. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 95
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 31
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 95.5%; rating input score 95
  • Program expense ratio: 95.5%; rating input score 95

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0%; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.48; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -8.5% per year; rating input score 0; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 27.2% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 95.5% of revenue deployed · 95.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $17K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2010 to 2011
  • 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.

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 47/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 31/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.