The Ellis Neighborhood Association
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 043005798
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2015–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2014
- Location
- Boston, MA, USA
- Phone
- 6179994296
- Rating
- 60
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $40,980
- Expenses
- $27,256
- Assets
- $106,985
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
21 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- JULIE ARNHEITER (VICE PRESIDENT CHAIR)
- MANISH SHAH (VICE PRESIDENT)
- JOHN ALEKNA (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- CATHY PHILLIPS (CLERK)
- JULIE ARNHEITER (VICE PRESIDENT CHAIR)
- KRISTI KEEFE (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
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Operating model
- Revenue model
- Membership-supported. 78% of the money available for current operations came from membership dues.
- Distribution model
- Member-benefit provider. The nonprofit used 100% of its reported program spending for member benefits.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. 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: 41
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 78
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 34.5%; rating input score 35
- Program expense ratio: 49.5%; rating input score 50
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 33.5%; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.93; rating input score 80; 80th 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: 40.7% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -3.3% per year; rating input score 0; 39th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 6% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 34.5% of revenue deployed · 49.5% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $13K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 21 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 10 filing years from 2015 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.
- Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 35/100.
- Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 50/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.