Residents for a More Beautiful Port Washington Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237148060
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2014
Location
Port Washington, NY, USA
Phone
5167679151
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Environmental Beautification and Aesthetics

Reported finances

Revenue
$171,739
Expenses
$181,633
Assets
$236,234
Liabilities
$1,924

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

19 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • PATRICA CLASS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • DAWN SERIGNESE (CO PRESIDENT)
  • MINDY GERMAIN (Vice President)
  • CYNTHIA LITMAN (CO PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • PATRICA CLASS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $54,500 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Residents for a more beautiful port Washington, founded in 1968, is a membershiporganization dedicated to sustainable growth by protecting the environment, enhancing the quality of life and increasing environmental awareness on the entire port Washington peninsula.our mission is to inspire and unify the residents of port Washington to protect andadvance the vibrancy, resiliency, sustainability and beauty of our peninsula. We aimto do this in 3 key ares: beautification - we live in an extraordinarily beautiful town situated on the water.our goal is to keep boosting the beauty and vibrancy of our town by continuallyimproving our public spaces, making them more visually attractive, cleaner, and moreusable. We do this via a series of programs, including give a litter bit, clean green main street, the port Washington mural project and port Washington blooms.education - residents is committed to reaching the youngest of our community membersvia the port Washington schools, helping to deepen t

What it reported doing in 2025

Beautification program - plan, plant and maintain neighborhood parks. Advocacy forexpansion of walking trails creating better linkages throughout port Washington.spearheading, in conjunction with town of north hempstead, business improvementdistrict, chamber of commerce, long island railroad and the garbage district, thecreation of the clean green zone on upper main street aimed at beautifying upper main street, and educating shop keepers and the general public to keep this shopping area "clean and green".

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 67% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 78
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 32
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 86.7%; rating input score 87
  • Program expense ratio: 81.3%; rating input score 81
  • Fundraising efficiency: $5.59 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -5.8%; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.3; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 30%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -2.6% per year; rating input score 0; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0.8% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.4% per year; rating input score 100; 32nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 86.7% of revenue deployed · 81.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 18 of 18 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $148K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $54K · 19 people listed
  • Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2011 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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: Fundraising efficiency scored 23/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 24/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 48/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 11/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 41/100.