Southern New Hampshire University Student Government Association
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 020482745
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2009–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Manchester, NH, USA
- Phone
- 6036459608
- Rating
- 78
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $905,210
- Expenses
- $910,800
- Assets
- $727,592
- Liabilities
- $35,517
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
23 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- ANNA CARBONE (PRESIDENT UNTIL 4/25)
- AVERY BERTRAND (VICE PRESIDENT)
- JASON TIFONE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
People named in this filing
- ANNA CARBONE (PRESIDENT UNTIL 4/25)
- RYAN VEZINA (STUDENT RESOURCE OFFICER)
- SAMANTHA NAZAL (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER UNTIL 04/25)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The student government association of southern New Hampshire university (the association) is a student organization within southern New Hampshire university. The purpose of the association is to promote the interest of all students attending the university while assuring that the students' rights are protected and to assure that the students have an active voice in the policy making and operations of southern New Hampshire university.
What it reported doing in 2024
Clubs and activities - there are 60+ recognized clubs and organizations on campus. The large number of diverse clubs offers something for almost everyone; and if there isn't a club that a student is interested in, a new one can be created. Funds allow club members to attend many events and go on trips within the area. The association also funds travel and fees for out of state conferences, which are associated with each clubs' individual mission, and cosponsors club coordinated events held on campus. Club involvement encourages students to maintain good grades as there is a minimum gpa to be a member. Clubs and organizations provide free or low-cost programs and trips to the student body and club membership fosters a sense of belonging.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 90% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 99% 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
SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and program spending has declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 74
- Transparency & Controls: 94
- Accountability: 88
- Sustainability: 42
- Growth: 0
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 83.7%; rating input score 84
- Program expense ratio: 83.2%; rating input score 83
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- 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: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -0.6%; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.8; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.05; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -3.5% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -1.3% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -0.8% per year; rating input score 0; 15th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 83.7% of revenue deployed · 83.2% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $758K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 23 people listed
- Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
- Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
- Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 34/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 36/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 52/100.