Sigma Delta Epsilon Graduate Women in Science Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
901134096
IRS 990 coverage
2015–2015
Forms available
Form 990 2015
Location
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Phone
6086589395
Rating
69
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Student Sororities, Fraternities

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$118,071
Expenses
$111,080
Assets
$1,327,439
Liabilities
$48,455

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DR LAURA HAVENS (PRESIDENT)
  • MS STACEY KIGAR (PRESIDENT-ELECT)
  • DR MICHELLE BOOZE (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • MS DEE MCMANUS (NATIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • MS DEE MCMANUS (NATIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $22,219 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To advance the participation and recognition of women in science and to foster research through grants, awards, and fellowships.

What it reported doing in 2015

Graduate women in science publishes and distributes a quarterly bulletin and a monthly electronic newsletter which provides financial assistance for women conducting research, supports general professional interests of women in stem and other projects in the advancement of science, and seeks corporate support for recruitment and advancement programs for women in stem fields.the proceeds from our endowments on an annual basis provide funding for the fellowship awards. We accept and process applications online; the large group of reviewers follow a process similar to the federal grants review process. Out of approximately 200 annual applicants, we generally award 10-14 awards, depending on available funds; the maximum award for a fellowship winner is $10,000.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 66% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and some related-organization disclosures are missing.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 55
  • Transparency & Controls: 89
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 62
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 60.2%; rating input score 60
  • Program expense ratio: 65.2%; rating input score 65
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 91.7%; rating input score 92; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: No; rating input score 0

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 5.9%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 11.95; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.04; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 20%; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

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

Details

  • Where the money goes: 60.2% of revenue deployed · 65.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $72K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $22K · 14 people listed
  • Consistency: 25 of 26 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Related-party transparency scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 58/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Schedule R controlled transactions itemized did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 20/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 45/100.