Tuskegee Airmen Memorial of Greater Pittsb Region

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
273972467
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2016
Forms available
Form 990 2016
Location
Sewickley, PA, USA
Rating
66
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Historical Societies, Related Historical Activities

Reported finances

Revenue
$12,163
Expenses
$19,582
Assets
$438,408
Liabilities
$127,325

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • HOLLY CUNDIEFF (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • KIMBERLY SLATER-WOOD (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • DR JANICE C BROOKS (TRUSTEE)
  • HOLLY CUNDIEFF (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • ELANE EFFORT (TRUSTEE)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The tuskegee airmen memorial of the greater pittsburgh region, inc (memorial) is a non-profit Pennsylvania corporation established in 136 centennial street, sewickley, pa on november 29, 2010. The mission of the memorial is to recognize and honor the men and womenof western pa

What it reported doing in 2016

The organization dedicated the memorial in swickely pa and a memorial in the airport at pittsburgh for the tuskgee airmen and contnued to support the programs

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 72% for direct work, and 28% for grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 53
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 45
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 60.9%; rating input score 61
  • Program expense ratio: 37.9%; rating input score 38
  • Fundraising efficiency: $9.82 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -61%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 22.39; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.29; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -63.4% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -11.6% per year; rating input score 0; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 27.5% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 60.9% of revenue deployed · 37.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 14 of 14 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $7K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 14 people listed
  • Consistency: 19 of 20 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2011 to 2016
  • 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.

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

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 38/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 54/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 25/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 15/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.