Rolling Start Nc Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
841729605
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2022, Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-PF 2020
Location
Sylva, NC, USA
Rating
92
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Community Service Clubs

Reported finances

Revenue
$99,936
Expenses
$143,484
Assets
$176,942
Liabilities
$27,519

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Clifford Faull (President)
  • Earl Haddock (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Clifford Faull (President)
  • Earl Haddock (Vice President)
  • Frank Cooper (Treasurer)

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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Transforming donated vehicles into safe reliable presentable transportation for presentation to local financially disadvantaged deserving residents at no cost to them.

What it reported doing in 2025

During this year Rolling Start NC presented 38 vehicles to local residents. The value of these vehicles which includes the original donors contribution is $77,103. Most of the labor was provided at no cost by our team of volunteers. Many local suppliers of parts and machine shop services provided Rolling Start NC with parts and services at no cost or reduced costs. In addition to the vehicles granted another 29 vehicles are in-process of being refurbished. Over $15,906 has been expended in the process of refurbishing these vehicles. The total costs shown in 28a includes all related Shop Costs and materials needed to refurbish all of the vehicles listed above. It does not include any administrative costs or the cost of the Mechanic listed in 29 below or the value of the vehicle when donated to Rolling Start NC.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 98% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 60% 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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 96
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 30
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 88.9%; rating input score 89

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -43.6%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.23; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.16; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 11.1% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -2.3% per year; rating input score 0; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 19.3% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 88.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $128K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2021 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 13 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 13/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 53/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 13/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.