The Navigators USA Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
010695564
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2012–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2010
Location
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Phone
9177519281
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Youth Development Programs

Reported finances

Revenue
$104,142
Expenses
$114,647
Assets
$85,011
Liabilities
$17,590

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

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MILES CHAPIN (PRESIDENT)
  • ROBIN BOSSERT (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • MILES CHAPIN (PRESIDENT)
  • PALAK PATEL (TREASURER)
  • ROBIN BOSSERT (EXECUTIVE 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

To create a safe environment for children to test the skills they will need to navigate life. To use nature and adventure activities to teach children to work together to achieve goals and build self-esteem.

What it reported doing in 2024

Conducted chapter meetings, outings and trips for children 7-18 in the nyc area. Assisted in formation and activities in chapters throughout the united states. There are presently 100 active chapters and 2500 members.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 67% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 84
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 26
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 87%; rating input score 87
  • Program expense ratio: 79%; rating input score 79

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: -10.1%; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.74; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.21; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 13.1%; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.5% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.6% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 87% of revenue deployed · 79% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $91K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2012 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 15/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 49/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 18/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 19/100.