The SST Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
203970995
IRS 990-PF coverage
2009–2010
Forms available
Form 990-PF 2010
Location
Monsey, NY, USA
Rating
10
Verdict
AVOID
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Private Independent Foundations

Reported finances

Revenue
$0
Expenses
$232

Source: IRS Form 990-PF. Selected filing: tax year 2010. Amounts in USD.

Overview

Mission

Private Independent Foundations

Operating model

Revenue model
No positive adjusted resources. The filing reports no positive adjusted operating resources.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no charitable disbursements for the current year.

The verdict

AVOID - The strongest available result is that the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of spending goes to grants and the filing does not identify all grant recipients.

Rating breakdown

  • Grant Deployment: NotEnoughData
  • Cost Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency: 0
  • Compliance: 50
  • Endowment Health: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Grant Deployment

  • Grant deployment ratio: Limited

Cost Efficiency

  • Grant expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency

  • Grant recipient disclosure: Scored; rating input score 0

Compliance

  • Part VII-B activity disclosures: Limited
  • Filing consistency checks: 4; rating input score 100

Endowment Health

  • Endowment-health comparison: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Investments: Filed investments detail
  • Consistency: 4 of 4 current checks pass
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2009 to 2010
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Cost Efficiency: Grant expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • High — Transparency: Grant recipient disclosure scored 0/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.