Sycamore-elms Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
431455611
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Kansas City, MO, USA
Phone
8165310045
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Housing Support

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$153,993
Expenses
$147,333
Assets
$309,280
Liabilities
$568,871

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

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

People named in this filing

  • TRI BUI (MEMBER)
  • OIVIA DORSEY (MEMBER)
  • JUSTIN GRESS (MEMBER)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Sycamore-elms is two 10-unit apartment (20 units total) facilities for individuals with developmental disabilities.

What it reported doing in 2024

Sycamore-elms is two 10-unit apartment (20 units total) facilities for individuals with developmental disabilities, located in Kansas city, Missouri. It was constructed and is operated under section 202 of the national housing act and regulated by the u.s. Department of housing and urban development (hud) with respect to rental charges and operating methods.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 100% 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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and assets have declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 86
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 54
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 84.6%; rating input score 85
  • Program expense ratio: 88.5%; rating input score 89

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 4.3%; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.1; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.84; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.9% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.1% per year; rating input score 100; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -3.9% per year; rating input score 0; 18th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 84.6% of revenue deployed · 88.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $130K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 46/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 3/100.