The Detlef Schrempf Foundation
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 911723526
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2019–2019
- Forms available
- Form 990 2018, Form 990-EZ 2019
- Location
- Lynnwood, WA, USA
- Phone
- 2067937448
- Rating
- 87
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Philanthropy, Voluntarism, and Grantmaking Foundations N.E.C.
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $11,561
- Expenses
- $274,372
- Assets
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2019. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
4 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- DETLEF SCHEMPF (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- NICOLE MORRISON (EXECUTIVE DI)
- CHRIS LEVITT (VICE PRESIDE)
- DETLEF SCHEMPF (PRESIDENT)
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 2019. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Since its inception the foundation raised 20 million for pacific northwest charitable organizations by sponsoring several annual fundraising events. Beginning in 2018 active fundraising activities ceased and the foundation ended operations during 2019.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 99% of its reported program spending out as grants.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 98
- Transparency & Controls: 93
- Sustainability: 2
- Growth: 20
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 93.8%; rating input score 94
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -2,273.3%; rating input score 1; 1st 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: 5.2%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: -11.6% per year; rating input score 0; 24th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 7.3% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 93.8% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $257K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
- Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
- Schedules: 4 filed schedules
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 11 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: 9 filed related-organization links
- 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: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 1/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
- High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 11/100.