Reflections of Grace Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
263943927
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
North Huntingdon, PA, USA
Phone
7248644962
Rating
49
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Support N.E.C.

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$179,307
Expenses
$55,880
Assets
$314,811
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

People named in this filing

  • Tamara Ekis President (11811 Quarterhorse Dr., NH, PA 15642)
  • Brian Ekis TreasuererSecratary (11811 Quarterhorse Dr., NH, PA 15642)
  • Patricia Mahlstedt Board Member (249 Cascade Rd., Pittsburgh, PA 15221)

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

Support-financial grants were provided to children diagnosed with Pediatric Brain Cancer; Awareness-Descriptive pamphlets and awareness materials provided to all even participants Treatment-funding for treatment and research to find a cure for pediatric brain cancer

What it reported doing in 2024

Awareness-Descriptive pamphlets and other awareness materials provided to all event participants; Pediatric brain cancer events

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 86% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 72% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

MIXED - Revenue comfortably covers expenses and revenue has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filing does not identify recipients for some grant dollars.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 40
  • Transparency & Controls: 53
  • Accountability: 47
  • Sustainability: 87
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 24.5%; rating input score 25
  • Program expense ratio: 77.4%; rating input score 77
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 83.3%; rating input score 83; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 0%; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 60%; rating input score 60; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • 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: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 68.8%; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.63; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -11.1% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.2% per year; rating input score 100; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 17.3% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 24.5% of revenue deployed · 77.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 5 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $43K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 17 of 19 current checks pass · 2 findings to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes grants
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2019 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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 25/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 0/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.