Travis H Lynch Memorial Scholarship

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
270772651
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2014–2019
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2019
Location
San Antonio, TX, USA
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Scholarships, Student Financial Aid Services, Awards

Reported finances

Revenue
$20,511
Expenses
$27,000
Assets
$27,142

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2019. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JOHN L WORTHAM (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • JOHN L WORTHAM (PRESIDENT)
  • SYLVIA E ALARCON (SECRETARY)
  • ASHLEY MOY (TREASURER)

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 2019. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To raise money to fund the travis h. Lynch endowed memorial scholarship fund administered by the association of former students of Texas a&m university (EIN 74-0490865) which is also a 501(c)(3) organization.

What it reported doing in 2019

The travis h. Lynch endowed memorial scholarship fund plans and manages an annual golf tournament which raises money to fund the charitable scholarship fund and other charitable organizations. The golf tournamnet is funded out of donations from sponsors and receipts from tournament participants.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 100% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

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 program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 28
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -31.6%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.01; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -6.8% per year; rating input score 0; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -2.5% per year; rating input score 0; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.9% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $27K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2014 to 2019
  • 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 17/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 45/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.