River Cities Relay Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
820768943
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2017–2017
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2017
Location
Lakeside Park, KY, USA
Phone
5133155045
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$79,829
Expenses
$74,812
Assets
$5,017
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2017. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • GARY AUFFART (PRESIDENT)
  • CHRISTIAN GAMM (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • JOSH BATCHELOR (BOARD MEMBER)
  • PATRICIA BURGESS (BOARD MEMBER)
  • WATSON JONES (BOARD MEMBER)

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 2017. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The river cities relay was developed to highlight the beauty of northern Kentucky's riverfront communities and rolling hills and to promote community vibrancy. While embracing regionalism and sharing the coveted view of cincinnati that can only be found in northern Kentucky, the goal is provide proceeds of the race to local charities as determined through a thoughtful selection process. The relay race is a board directed and race director consulted 15 mile relay course primarily sponsored by sponsors and race registrations.

What it reported doing in 2017

Development and completion of a 15 mile relay race with a vibrant after-party

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 93% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 91% 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. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 45
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 86.2%; rating input score 86
  • Program expense ratio: 92%; rating input score 92

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 6.3%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.07; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 86.2% of revenue deployed · 92% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $69K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 8/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 58/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.