The Cole Kubista Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
933553147
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
South Elgin, IL, USA
Phone
6302023448
Rating
52
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Health - General and Rehabilitative N.E.C.

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$27,871
Expenses
$16,889
Assets
$23,939
Liabilities
$166

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Mark Kubista (President)
  • Wendy Kubista (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Mark Kubista (President)
  • Wendy Kubista (Vice President)
  • Lisa Ziems (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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Through the Cole Kubista Foundation, we provide support to families with children that have complex medical needs. Support is offered through gatherings that allow for shared experience, advocacy for the enhancement of supportive services and providing families with free customized vacations in order to create amazing family memories.

What it reported doing in 2024

Providing all-expenses paid vacations to families with children that have complex medical needs. Vacations are customized based on child's needs and will allow for the families to create a lasting memories.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 79% 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

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. 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: 21
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 68
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 17%; rating input score 17
  • Program expense ratio: 28%; rating input score 28

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 39.4%; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.42; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 200% per year; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.9% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 58.8% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 17% of revenue deployed · 28% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $5K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 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 17/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 28/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 56/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 30/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.