Sustainability Angels Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
202969610
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Alexandria, VA, USA
Phone
7032023101
Rating
49
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Specifically Named Diseases

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$-752,803
Expenses
$62,637
Assets
$342,182
Liabilities
$53,778

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ELISABETH FELDMAN (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • ELISABETH FELDMAN (PRESIDENT): $130,160 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Sustainability angels' purpose is: creating jobs, recycling, and earning funds for 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations. Recycling luxury donation program - luxury kitchens and renovation items destined to be thrown out are the raw materials for the mutually beneficial recycling program called renovation angel. This entrepreneurial process has three components: a) creating jobs - the careful removal, transportation, and resale of luxury kitchens and renovation items creates numerous construction, logistics, and retail jobs as these items are prepared for re-purposing, b) recycling luxury - kitchens, bath fixtures, architectural elements, and furnishings slated to be thrown out are diverted from landfills, and c)providing charitable outreach - proceeds earned from the retail sales of recycled items fund programs and projects to high-quality non-profit organizations. Renovation angel is a positive way to create jobs, protect the environment, and support high quality non-profit organization

What it reported doing in 2024

The charitable purpose of sustainability angels, inc. Is four-fold: 1) reducing waste - protecting the earth by diverting millions of pounds from the landfills through recycling luxury kitchens, bath fixtures, home furnishings, and architectural elements 2) creating recycling jobs - the white-glove removal, transportation, and resale of kitchens and renovation items creates numerous construction, logistics, and retail jobs, 3) re- purposing kitchens and interiors - by reselling pre-owned kitchens, renovation items, and home furnishings; and 4)supporting high quality non- profit programs.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

MIXED - 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 a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 6
  • Transparency & Controls: 84
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 26
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 2.2%; rating input score 2
  • Program expense ratio: 15.1%; rating input score 15
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 93.3%; rating input score 93; 26th 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -108.3%; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.46; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.16; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -20.2% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -15% per year; rating input score 0; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.3% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 2.2% of revenue deployed · 15.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $9K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $130K · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 19 of 19 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 2/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 15/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 19/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Whistleblower policy not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 51/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 16/100.