Smss Alumni and Friends

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
651218053
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2021, Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Englewood, NJ, USA
Phone
5169466050
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Relief

Reported finances

Revenue
$9,464
Expenses
$8,483
Assets
$164,292
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BRIAN GULIAN (PRESIDENT)
  • EDDIE MONTERO (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • BRIAN GULIAN (PRESIDENT)
  • EDDIE MONTERO (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • LYNN PEKAS (SECRETARY)

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

Provided funds for scholarships and supported organizations, specially st. Mary's school of sagada for charitable, educational and scientific purposes.

What it reported doing in 2025

Various donations including $5,000 to st mary's school of sagada inc. (philippines) on june 26, 2025

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 62% 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. Reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 94
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 71
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 94.1%; rating input score 94
  • Program expense ratio: 95.5%; rating input score 95

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 10.4%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 19.37; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 18.5% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 27.1% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 94.1% of revenue deployed · 95.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $8K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 13 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2022 to 2025
  • 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.

  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.