The Golden Arrow

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
383500090
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2014–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Lapeer, MI, USA
Phone
8106608333
Rating
48
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Community Mental Health Center

Reported finances

Revenue
$154,888
Expenses
$152,001
Assets
$26,731
Liabilities
$4,475

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BAYLEE HOWARD (PRESIDENT)
  • NICHOLAS DEWITTE (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • LISA PONKE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • BETHANIE KONING (SECRETARY)
  • RICHARD SCHWAB (TREASURER)
  • BAYLEE HOWARD (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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Counseling for emotionally impaired peop

What it reported doing in 2024

Provide a support network and counseling through group interaction for emotionally impaired individuals

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Member-benefit provider. The nonprofit used 100% of its reported program spending for member benefits.

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: 4
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 28
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 4.2%; rating input score 4
  • Program expense ratio: 4.2%; rating input score 4

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: 1.9%; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.18; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.17; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 27.4%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.3% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.7% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1% per year; rating input score 100; 31st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 4.2% of revenue deployed · 4.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $6K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2014 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 4/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 4/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 40/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 17/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 12/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 20/100.