Sensible Guardians Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
881840712
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2022
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2022
Location
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$13,800
Expenses
$22,230
Assets
$11,919
Liabilities
$20,349

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

2 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MARILYN SERMENO (President)

People named in this filing

  • MARILYN SERMENO (President)
  • HECTOR CASTANO (Trustee)

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 2022. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Sensible Guardians, Inc. was created to care and provide personal & property assistance to the elderly & persons with disabilities through obtaining guardianship appointments in Article 81 of the mental Hygiene Law. Our Mission is to provide everyone the level of care, attention, and compassion they need and in doing so provide them with the best life they can have whether they are at a nursing home, rehab center, group home or residing in the community. We are committed to making the best decision possible for their personal needs and property management to allow them to be as independent as possible. We have experience in assisting individuals with SSA, SSI, SSP, SNAP, cash assistance, Medicaid, & Medicare benefits. We are also knowledgeable in other government assisting programs.

What it reported doing in 2022

Provide personal & property assistance to the elderly & persons with disabilities through obtaining guardianship appointments in Article 81 of the mental Hygiene Law. Assisting individuals with SSA, SSI, SSP, SNAP, cash assistance, Medicaid, & Medicare benefits.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
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: 93
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 21
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 81.6%; rating input score 82

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -61.1%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.54; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.71; rating input score 3; 3rd 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: 100% of revenue deployed · 81.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $18K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 2 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 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: Operating margin scored 12/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 28/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 3/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.