Rhode Island Boy Scouts

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
056001678
IRS 990 coverage
2015–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2022
Location
Cranston, RI, USA
Phone
4013518700
Rating
89
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,631,604
Expenses
$1,110,957
Assets
$15,932,466
Liabilities
$13,008

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

Leadership & pay

18 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ANDREW M ERICKSON (MEMBER, FORMER PRESIDENT)
  • ROBERT A DIMUCCIO (VICE PRESIDENT/MEMBER)
  • ROBERT H PEASE JR (PRESIDENT/MEMBER)
  • GARY E FURTADO (COUNCIL PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • ANDREW M ERICKSON (MEMBER, FORMER PRESIDENT)
  • DANA H GAEBE (RIBS, LEGAL COUNSEL)
  • TIM MCCANDLESS (SECRETARY)

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

To support scouting programs for youth within the territory served by the narragansett council, boy scouts of america. Through this support, ribs seeks to build character, citizenship, leadership and life skills in youth.

What it reported doing in 2024

Ribs provides general operating support for scouting programs in the territory of the narragansett council that build character, citizenship, leadership and life skills in youth.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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. Some filed totals do not add up.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 80
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 94
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 72.8%; rating input score 73
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 99.9%; rating input score 100; 42nd 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: 7 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • 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: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 57.8%; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 14.34; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 7.3% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.3% per year; rating input score 100; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.4% per year; rating input score 100; 36th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 72.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 18 of 18 board members independent · 7 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $809K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 18 people listed
  • Consistency: 21 of 22 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2015 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.