Siows Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
263860428
IRS 990-PF coverage
2011–2011
Forms available
Form 990-PF 2011
Location
San Jose, CA, USA
Phone
4155337813
Rating
13
Verdict
AVOID
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Specialized Education Institutions

Reported finances

Revenue
$0
Expenses
$2,614

Source: IRS Form 990-PF. Selected filing: tax year 2011. Amounts in USD.

Overview

Mission

Specialized Education Institutions

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this foundation funds its work.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The foundation carried out 84% of its reported charitable disbursements directly.

The verdict

AVOID - The strongest available result is that the filed numbers largely add up. The filing does not identify all grant recipients and a relatively small share of spending goes to grants.

Rating breakdown

  • Grant Deployment: NotEnoughData
  • Cost Efficiency: 13
  • Transparency: 0
  • Compliance: 50
  • Endowment Health: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Grant Deployment

  • Grant deployment ratio: Limited

Cost Efficiency

  • Grant expense ratio: 12.5%; rating input score 13; 16th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency

  • Grant recipient disclosure: Scored; rating input score 0

Compliance

  • Part VII-B activity disclosures: Limited
  • Filing consistency checks: 3; rating input score 100

Endowment Health

  • Endowment-health comparison: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Investments: Filed investments detail
  • Consistency: 3 of 3 current checks pass
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.

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 — Transparency: Grant recipient disclosure scored 0/100.
  • High — Cost Efficiency: Grant expense ratio scored 13/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.