Task Force Foxfire

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
872467182
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
College Station, TX, USA
Phone
9794859559
Rating
33
Verdict
REVIEW
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Relief

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$3
Expenses
$90
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • John Muns (Executive Director)
  • Alexander Schirripa (Chief Executive Officer)

People named in this filing

  • John Muns (Executive Director)
  • Christopher Cason (Director)
  • Austin Elledge (Director)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

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

Overview

Mission

The Organization's mission is to provide humanitarian aid support and advocacy for internally displaced persons and refugees in conflict zones around the world.

What it reported doing in 2024

Bright Star Initiative (BSI) scholarship and mentorship program. Once selected, Bright Star Scholars are assigned to a research team where they will get first hand experience in compiling and analyzing both qualitative and quantitative data sets. The program is designed around a single semester's worth of participation, resulting in a capstone product which is then disseminated out to various institutions, NGOs, governments, and corporations. Scholars receive the benefit of real-world work experience and gain valuable tutelage from some of the best minds in the industry. Additionally, scholars are eligible to receive financial aid and support during their tenure as researchers at Task Force Foxfire. Upon successful completion the scholars are prepared to enter the humanitarian aid workforce with a litany of skills, experiences and keen insight into the problems facing the world. The generational benefit of contributing such dedicated leaders to our community is beyond compare and will ensure a bright future for humanity.

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from recurring investment income.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.

The verdict

REVIEW - 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: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 30
  • Sustainability: 9
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: 0%; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -2,900%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -148% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -149.3% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -100.3% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 3 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 39 of 39 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 3/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 3/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.