Sparkys Friends Fund

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
270285293
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2013
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2013
Location
Valatie, NY, USA
Phone
5184417613
Rating
41
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Amateur Sports

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,581
Expenses
$3,111
Assets
$10,144

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2013. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • HILARY W EUTZY (PRESIDENT)
  • KIMBERLY L BRYANT (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • HILARY W EUTZY (PRESIDENT)
  • KIMBERLY L BRYANT (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • KATHLEEN P CLARK (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 2013. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Our exempt purpose: promotes and encourages running as a competitive sport, and it improves fitness and health by supporting running and jogging. Towards this goal, we promote and conduct an annual run.

What it reported doing in 2013

Educating the importance of appendix cancer research. One scholarship was paid out in 2013.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 11
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 39
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 12.3%; rating input score 12
  • Program expense ratio: 9.6%; rating input score 10

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -20.5%; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.26; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -21.6% per year; rating input score 0; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.1% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 12.3% of revenue deployed · 9.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $300 in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2010 to 2013
  • 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.

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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 12/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 10/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 21/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 57/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.