Sun Protection Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
510476866
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2020
Forms available
Form 990 2020
Location
Hingham, MA, USA
Phone
5089309633
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Cancer

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$-18,220
Expenses
$201,996
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2020. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MARYELLEN MAGUIRE-EISEN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • SARA MASON ADER (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • ERIN PRESUTTI (ASST EXEC DIRECTOR): $22,780 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2020. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Our mission is to teach children and their caretakers safe and proven methods of sun protection and skin cancer prevention. Our aim is to reduce the incidence and impact of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer.

What it reported doing in 2020

SunAWARE Education Our mission is to prevent skin cancer one child at a time through education and advocacy. To that end, we have taught over one million children and adults through our signature SunAWARE For Life Program, changed laws and saved lives. Given the Covid Pandemic school closings and event cancellations, CMPF has pivoted to revising curriculum, filming video lessons (k-2 and 9-12), and publishing a new edition of Wiseheart Saves the Dawn and filming a companion video. A Curriculum Committee comprised of science, technology, health and library science educators assisted in completely revising the SunAWARE K-12 curriculum. The curriculum was aligned with the CDC's National Health Standards and is cross-curricular, age appropriate, and builds on knowledge over time. This year the SunAWARE Program was delivered by classroom teachers utilizing our online resources. Teacher evaluations of the new SunAWARE lessons were praiseworthy, hailing the videos as "eye opening, engaging, fabulous, packed with information, stimulating, and fun." The Wiseheart Saves the Dawn book was republished with exciting new illustrations and a companion video. The book, as well as all program resources, are available for free download. Educating professionals about sun protection and skin cancer prevention continues to be key in promoting our mission. Ms. Maryellen Maguire-Eisen provided professional programming to hundreds of public health workers, dentists, and nurses this year via Zoom lectures. Ms. Maguire-Eisen was a featured speaker at the Melanoma Action Coalition's Fall meeting. Maura Flynn, SunAWARE Educator, chaired the Melanoma Action Coalition's Advocacy Committee and was Program director for their Fall and Spring conferences.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 72% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 76
  • Transparency & Controls: 75
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 5
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 57%; rating input score 57
  • Fundraising efficiency: $0.92 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 80th 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: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -1,208.6%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 11.3%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 16.4% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.5% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.7% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 57% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $115K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $23K · 12 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2013 to 2020
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 57/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 14/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 5/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 16/100.