The Mendota Gridiron Club Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
391337785
IRS 990 coverage
2015–2018
Forms available
Form 990 2018
Location
Madison, WI, USA
Phone
6082627200
Rating
42
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Single Organization Support

Reported finances

Revenue
$162,155
Expenses
$125,364
Assets
$58,222
Liabilities
$5,113

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2018. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

85 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JEFF MACKEY (PRESIDENT)
  • ADAM NONN (1ST VICE PRESIDENT)
  • MIKE COMINS (2ND VICE PRESIDENT)
  • SMOKEY ANDERSON (IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT)
  • DAN L DOUGLAS (RETIRING PAST PRESIDENT)
  • ERIC MOTT (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • ERIC MOTT (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $20,000 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2018. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Raise funds to aid the division of intercollegiate athletics of the university of Wisconsin - madison in furthering its football program.

What it reported doing in 2018

To raise funds to aid the division of intercollegiate athletics of the university of Wisconsin - madison in furthering its football program.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. 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: 9
  • Transparency & Controls: 75
  • Accountability: 63
  • Sustainability: 52
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 8.9%; rating input score 9
  • Program expense ratio: 11.6%; rating input score 12
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: No; rating input score 0
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 98.8%; rating input score 99; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 22.7%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.46; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.09; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 16%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -34.6% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -25.8% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.7% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 8.9% of revenue deployed · 11.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 84 of 85 board members independent · 1 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $14K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $20K · 85 people listed
  • Consistency: 22 of 22 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2015 to 2018
  • 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 9/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 12/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 6 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Major donor itemization scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 25/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 25/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 33/100.