The Bubbler Foundation
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 251602338
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2017–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2014
- Location
- Boiling Springs, PA, USA
- Phone
- 7172586484
- Rating
- 78
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Single Organization Support
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $140,360
- Expenses
- $79,255
- Assets
- $833,188
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
5 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- BRAD GROUP (PRESIDENT)
- JEFFREY MATZNER (VICE PRESIDENT)
- JOAN SUNDAY (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
People named in this filing
- BRAD GROUP (PRESIDENT)
- JEFFREY MATZNER (VICE PRESIDENT)
- LINDA STONE (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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The Bubbler Foundation is a nonprofit community organization designed to enhance and supplement the academic, arts, cultural, and athletic environment and health & wellness experiences for the children and residents in South Middleton Township.
What it reported doing in 2024
The Foundation provided funding to various civic organizations in South Middleton including the Amelia Given Library and SPY Program for their summer programs. Funding was also provided to Project Share and Carwood Farms to help provide food to families in need as well as to the Yellow Breeches Anglers & Conservation Association in support of their conservation efforts. In addition, the Foundation sponsors and participates in several events each year including a teacher appreciation day for the South Middleton School District, a senior citizen exposition hosted by South Middleton Township, The Bubbler Foundation Festival, fireworks display and Duck Regatta. The foundation also participates in events centered around Childrens Lake including the annual Christmas tree lighting and luminaries, Day at the Lake, and Foundry Day. An annual dinner is held in May each year to inform the community of our activities and accomplishments.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 82% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 65
- Transparency & Controls: 87
- Accountability: 94
- Sustainability: 86
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 63%; rating input score 63
- Program expense ratio: 88.6%; rating input score 89
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 80%; rating input score 80; 1st percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: 95.2%; rating input score 95; 55th percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 6 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 86
- 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: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 43.5%; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 10.51; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -1.5% per year; rating input score 0; 25th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 3.7% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 7.7% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 63% of revenue deployed · 88.6% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 17 of 17 board members independent · 6 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $70K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
- Consistency: 16 of 18 current checks pass · 2 findings to review
- Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
- Filing history: 7 filing years from 2017 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
- 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 — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
- Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
- Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.