The Sparrows Nest Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 460561901
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2014–2014
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2014
- Location
- Little Rock, AR, USA
- Phone
- 5019935555
- Rating
- 57
- Verdict
- MIXED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Protection Against Abuse
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $20,048
- Expenses
- $32,650
- Assets
- $0
- Liabilities
- $36,059
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2014. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
3 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- LISA RICHARDSON (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- LISA RICHARDSON (PRESIDENT)
- JOELDA HOPE (SECRETARY/TR)
- DEBBIE WILMOTH (VICE PRESIDE)
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 2014. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
A nonprofit resale shop for the prevention of trafficking humans especially children. It is the mission of sparrows nest through partnership with p.a.t.h (partners against trafficking humans)to redeem and restore girls entrapped in the sex trade.
What it reported doing in 2014
The sparrow's nest also provided assistance to the dorcas house, an organization which provides emergency services, such as shelter, to women and children who are victims of domestic violence abuse. The sparrow's nest provided supplies to the dorcas house as an extension of their purpose.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Other-operating. 100% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
- 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
MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up. 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: 48
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 11
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 55.8%; rating input score 56
- Program expense ratio: 34.3%; rating input score 34
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -62.9%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: 55.8% of revenue deployed · 34.3% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $11K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- 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.
- Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 56/100.
- Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 34/100.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 9/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 57/100.