The Chris Murzin Foundation
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 931679721
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2024–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2023
- Location
- Dallas, TX, USA
- Phone
- 2146625001
- Rating
- 89
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Crime, Legal Related N.E.C.
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $65,751
- Expenses
- $62,369
- Assets
- $8,180
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
8 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- CHRISTINA MURZIN (PRESIDENT & CEO)
People named in this filing
- CHRISTINA MURZIN (PRESIDENT & CEO)
- CAROLINE MURZIN (EXECUTIVE VP)
- BRIAN HARKINS (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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
C.h.r.i.s. Investigates unsolved homicides to sustain investigative efforts by partnering with the private sector to use and research innovative techniques and technology to support law enforcement, advocate for victims, offer hope to survivors and protect affected communities.
What it reported doing in 2024
By working hand in hand with the private sector, C.H.R.I.S. taps into cutting-edge technology, research, and expertise that can unlock new leads and shed light on previously unresolved mysteries. Through strategic partnerships, the organization harnesses the power of innovation, technology, and resources to bridge gaps in investigations that may aid law enforcement in solving homicide cases that have remained unsolved for too long.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 66% 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
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 93
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 44
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 91.3%; rating input score 91
- Program expense ratio: 96.2%; rating input score 96
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 5.1%; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.13; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: 91.3% of revenue deployed · 96.2% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $60K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
- Schedules: 4 filed schedules
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
- 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 — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 13/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 55/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.