Ridgewood High School Alumni Association Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
471360432
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2020, Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2015
Location
Ridgewood, NJ, USA
Rating
70
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alumni Associations

Reported finances

Revenue
$19,679
Expenses
$33,116
Assets
$53,193

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ALEX MILLER (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • MARK KOSSICK (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • MICHAEL JOHNSON (TREASURER)
  • ROBERT NORTON (SECRETARY)
  • ALEX MILLER (VICE PRESIDENT)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

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

Overview

Mission

The association is a voluntary association of individuals that promotes and participates in civic charitable and educational pursuits and projects including but not limited to the distribution of resources to ridgewood high school located in ridgewood nj.

What it reported doing in 2024

Senior graduating student banner campaign - raising funds for expected graduates seniors and honoring them with vinyl banners at place of activities athletic fields gymnasiums class rooms etc. to benefit educational programs at RHS and alumni.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 61% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
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. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 71
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 29
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 84.4%; rating input score 84
  • Program expense ratio: 50.1%; rating input score 50

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -68.3%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.61; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -4.1% per year; rating input score 0; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -86.2% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -57.7% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 84.4% of revenue deployed · 50.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 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: 4 filing years from 2021 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 50/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 10/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 59/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.