Richard Allen Coalition Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
464371785
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Georgetown, DE, USA
Phone
3022587182
Rating
58
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Historical Societies, Related Historical Activities

Reported finances

Revenue
$154,918
Expenses
$233,196
Assets
$348,503
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

18 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JANE HOVINGTON (PRESIDENT)
  • DARRELL MELVIN (VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • JANE HOVINGTON (PRESIDENT): $14,400 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Mission: To preserve the history of public education of African Americans in Sussex County, Delaware. To conserve the heritage and contributions of African Americans in Delaware; To foster tolerance and a sense of community among all Sussex County residents; and to inspire young people to continue the work for civil and human rights.

What it reported doing in 2024

Juneteenth celebration program. The celebration program begines at the richard allen school includes a parade, entertainment, food vendors, door prozes and historical information. The celebration of the emancipation proclamation wher the slaves were actually notified of their freedom.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 74% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 31
  • Transparency & Controls: 86
  • Accountability: 83
  • Sustainability: 31
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 40.4%; rating input score 40
  • Program expense ratio: 26.8%; rating input score 27
  • 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: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 88.9%; rating input score 89; 24th 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: Pass
    • 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: -50.5%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.49; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6.2%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 145.3% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -156.4% per year; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -115% per year; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 40.4% of revenue deployed · 26.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 16 of 18 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $53K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $14K · 18 people listed
  • Consistency: 20 of 22 current checks pass · 2 findings to review
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 40/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 27/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 5/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Functional expense sum did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 51/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 32/100.