Suny College of Esf Undergraduate Student Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
822363936
IRS 990 coverage
2017–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Syracuse, NY, USA
Phone
3154706642
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Educational Services and Schools - Other

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$441,972
Expenses
$333,859
Assets
$389,835
Liabilities
$11,496

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

Leadership & pay

36 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • EDEN GARDNER (PRESIDENT)
  • BAILEY CUNHABUSTAMANTE (VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • DANIEL VERA (CHEIF DIVERSITY OFFICER): $1,603 total reported compensation
  • EDEN GARDNER (PRESIDENT): $1,498 total reported compensation
  • JENNA SMITH (CHEIF PROGRAMMING OFFICER): $1,328 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To unite in strong community those students who wish to promote the social, academic, cultural, and professional interests of the members; to build a close, secure unity of action and cooperation in matters of mutual interest; to maintain a close relationship between students, faculty, and administration; and to make the association a vital factor in college activities.

What it reported doing in 2024

The association serves about 1,500 esf undergraduate students. There are about 45 clubs serving the varied interests of the students. The association holds about 10 larger events open to the students, faculty, staff and alumni. Included is a multi-day earth week event that includes speakers, social activities, and community service; 2 senior awards banquets each having attendance of about 250 students, faculty and staff encouraging and rewarding academic achievement; cultural events raising awareness throughout the academic year; students volunteering in the local community and in other areas to help rebuild and educate after natural disasters; providing yearbooks, handbooks, and reusable products. In addition, each club offers educational, social and volunteer opportunities in their respective areas of interest.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 88% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% 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 - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filed totals do not add up.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 57
  • Transparency & Controls: 83
  • Accountability: 91
  • Sustainability: 58
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 57.1%; rating input score 57
  • Program expense ratio: 75.6%; rating input score 76
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 91.7%; rating input score 92; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 24.5%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.17; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.7%; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.9% per year; rating input score 100; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.7% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5% per year; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 57.1% of revenue deployed · 75.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 34 of 34 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $252K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $2K · 36 people listed
  • Consistency: 15 of 16 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2017 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 57/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 9 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 45/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 35/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 37/100.