River of Peace

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
010970743
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2011–2013
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2013
Location
Austin, TX, USA
Phone
5125354994
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Arms Control, Peace

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$33,344
Expenses
$37,879
Assets
$2,431
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2013. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Kunda Lee Wicce (President)

People named in this filing

  • Kunda Lee Wicce (President)
  • Jackie Murphy (Treasurer)
  • Richard Johnston (Board Director)

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 2013. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

River of Peace is organized to promote peace through educational activities, the arts, and public events in the United States.

What it reported doing in 2013

The purpose of the Clarity TV project is to broadcast television with positive and practical messages that promote peace. The project broadcasts twice monthly a 30-minute long program called "Words of Peace TV." The 2013 cost for this project was $25,153, most of which was station broadcast fees. Audiences are reached across south Florida in the Miami, Dade and Broward areas on channel 35 of local ION affiliate WPXM. The volunteer project team also maintains a call center for an 800 number that is on screen at the end of the tv program. According to broadcast statisticians, because 95 people called in 2013, it can be assumed that 95,000 people viewed the program. This number is down from last year because a free DVD is no longer offered. Most callers simply say thank you.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% 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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 97
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 30
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 91%; rating input score 91

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -13.6%; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.06; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 104.7% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 92.7% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 18.6% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 91% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $34K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2011 to 2013
  • 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 26/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 7/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 57/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.