South Jersey Celtic Society Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
464913654
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2021
Location
Mount Holly, NJ, USA
Phone
6092061344
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Music

Reported finances

Revenue
$125,671
Expenses
$65,678
Assets
$161,255
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • John Adams (President)
  • Paul Kennedy (Vice President - Finance)
  • Angela Collom (Vice President - Memberhsip)

People named in this filing

  • John Adams (President)
  • Paul Kennedy (Vice President - Finance)
  • Angela Collom (Vice President - Memberhsip)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The primary purpose of the South Jersey Celtic Society (SJCS) is to promote, foster, and educate the public on the heritage, traditions, language, art, music and culture of the Celtic People through cultural events, festivals and celebrations in and around South Jersey and to support the military, veterans, police, first responders, and charitable organizations.

What it reported doing in 2024

The SJCS 1) held its annual Fundraiser at the NJ Renaissance Faire - raising $96,134, 2) held its Annual Robert Burns Supper, 3) held its annual Celtic Festival & Highland Games, 4) held its annual picnic; 5) held its annual Celtic Halloween (Samhain) event; 6) held quarterly Burns Poetry, 7) hosted the 2024 Robert Burns Association of North America Annual Meeting; 8) held Whiskey Tasting educational events; and 9) participated in or supported Celtic related activities including internal clubs, Celtic parades & festivals, Robert Burns organizations & suppers, Blooms Day, and supported charitable organizations.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 76% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 76% for direct work, and 24% for grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of total spending goes to programs and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 70
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 85
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 52.5%; rating input score 52
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 47.7%; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.46; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 39.2% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 38.9% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 47.7% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 52.5% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $66K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 52/100.