The Thalia N and Chris M Carlos Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
454196053
IRS 990-PF coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990-PF 2024
Location
Atlanta, GA, USA
Phone
4042141200
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Corporate Foundations

Reported finances

Revenue
$425,173
Expenses
$780,628

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

Overview

Mission

Corporate Foundations

What it reported funding in 2024

The foundation reported 12 filed grant rows totaling $654,000. The stated grant purposes included to support the welfare of the boston terrier dog breed., to provide alzheimer's care and support and accelerating research., and to funding the recovery and rehabilitation of children who have sustained brain and spinal cord injuries., plus 9 other reported purposes.

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 97% of the foundation's positive operating resources came from recurring investment income.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The foundation distributed 99% of its reported charitable disbursements as grants.
  • Includes asset-sale income: Asset-sale income is shown separately from recurring resources when classifying the revenue model.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes to charitable grants and the filing identifies who received its grants. Assets provide a limited cushion relative to annual grants and the filing reports one or more activities that warrant closer review.

Rating breakdown

  • Grant Deployment: 100
  • Cost Efficiency: 84
  • Transparency: 100
  • Compliance: 98
  • Endowment Health: 13

Detailed rating inputs

Grant Deployment

  • Grant deployment ratio: 100%; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings

Cost Efficiency

  • Grant expense ratio: 83.8%; rating input score 84; 55th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency

  • Grant recipient disclosure: Yes; rating input score 100

Compliance

  • Foundation activity disclosures: 18 of 19 controls in place; rating input score 95
    • Property sale or exchange with a disqualified person: Pass
    • Borrowing from or lending to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Goods, services, or facilities involving a disqualified person: Fail
    • Compensation paid to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Assets transferred to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Payment to a government official: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior self-dealing: Pass
    • Prior-year undistributed income: Pass
    • Excess business holdings: Pass
    • Investments that may jeopardize charitable purposes: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior-year jeopardizing investments: Pass
    • Attempt to influence legislation: Pass
    • Attempt to influence an election: Pass
    • Individual grants for travel, study or similar purposes: Pass
    • Grants outside qualifying charitable organization categories: Pass
    • Spending for a noncharitable purpose: Pass
    • Funds received for a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Premiums paid on a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Prohibited tax-shelter transaction: Pass
  • Filing consistency checks: 9; rating input score 100

Endowment Health

  • Endowment-health comparison: 7.55; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Grants: 100% of grant recipient detail disclosed
  • Payout: At least 100% grant deployment rate
  • Trustees: Filed trustees detail
  • Self-dealing: 100% of reviewed questions answered “No”
  • Investments: 13th percentile for endowment coverage
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 12 filed money-flow records
  • 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 — Endowment Health: Endowment-health comparison scored 13/100.
  • Review — Compliance: Foundation activity disclosures: Goods, services, or facilities involving a disqualified person not reported.