The Alan T Brown Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
136098422
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2020
Forms available
Form 990 2020
Location
New York, NY, USA
Phone
2129448727
Rating
68
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Private Independent Foundations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$24,222
Expenses
$54,497
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

  • FRANCINE BROWN (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • ROBERT C CLARE (CHAIRMAN)
  • PETER ROSENBERGER (VICE CHAIRMAN)
  • ERIC MUHLRAD (SECRETARY)

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 2020. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The alan t brown foundation (atbf) is dedicated to improving the quality of life for people living with paralysis. Through personal contact we provide information, resource referrals and peer support to the paralyzed individual and their family. We strive to assist individuals in achieving the highest personal level of independence, sustaining a healthy lifestyle, managing daily and chronic health issues, and adjusting to their new life after paralysis.

What it reported doing in 2020

Atbf outreach programspinal cord injury (sci) turns a life upside down. Although paralysis can occur from any number of reasons - an accident, virus, surgery, stroke - the end result is the same: altered lives filled with overwhelming challenges, changes and adjustment. The outreach program of the alan t brown foundation to cure paralysis (atbf) offers meaningful assistance and hope in several ways: atbf functions with compassion and understanding as a resource and support system for the newly injured and their families. Telephone counseling is an ongoing - and essential - component of the foundation's outreach mechanism. These calls and meetings can be about coping emotionally, physically and/or psychologically. Atbf disseminates information regarding recommended doctors, hospitals, rehabilitation centers, therapists, travel, fertility options, playing sports, going back to school - and so much more. The list is endless.in coping with uncertainty and trauma, it can be reassuring to know that people care.the alan t brown foundation takes great pride in the role it has played, and continues to fulfill, in making a difference in so many lives.in june 2008 atbf's outreach program was recognized by the golf writer's association with the mary bea porter award.atbf peer mentoring programthe peer mentoring program is under the umbrella of the atbf outreach program. Through the atbf peer mentoring program, lifelines are forged to offer support and assistance in moving forward. The foundation facilitates relationships by connecting the newly injured with those who have "been there." atbf links individuals based on their level of injury, age, common interests, etc., and also helps bring together spouses, siblings and friends of those who have become paralyzed.wheeling forward's the axis projectthe axis project is a multidisciplinary center in harlem that offers programs and activities that motivate people with physical disabilities to pursue a healthy, active lifestyle. Axis's programming is designed to be comprehensive and to benefit a person's physical and emotional well-being, as well as provide valuable support for community/ independent living. Axis offers: a comprehensive fitness program of strength training and aerobic exercises with trained personal trainers available to provide individualized assistance; an integrative yoga program adapted to those with mobility impairments; wheelchair repair services; advocacy desk for questions about community services and benefits; assistive technology lab; support groups and life coach services; and more.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 77% 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.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 87
  • Transparency & Controls: 86
  • Accountability: 30
  • Sustainability: 16
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 81.8%; rating input score 82
  • Fundraising efficiency: $4.64 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: Limited
  • 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: -125%; rating input score 18; 18th 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: 0%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -9.7% per year; rating input score 0; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -12.7% per year; rating input score 0; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.1% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 81.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $45K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 18 of 18 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2013 to 2020
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 34/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 18/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.