Us Friends of Shine
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 134141607
- IRS 990-PF coverage
- 2011–2012
- Forms available
- Form 990-PF 2012
- Location
- Bedford Hills, NY, USA
- Phone
- 9142443311
- Rating
- 30
- Verdict
- REVIEW
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Single Organization Support
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $210,219
- Expenses
- $224,828
Source: IRS Form 990-PF. Selected filing: tax year 2012. Amounts in USD.
Overview
Mission
Single Organization Support
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the foundation's positive operating resources came from contributions.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The foundation distributed 98% of its reported charitable disbursements as grants.
The verdict
REVIEW - A large share of spending goes to grants. The filing does not identify all grant recipients.
Rating breakdown
- Grant Deployment: NotEnoughData
- Cost Efficiency: 98
- Transparency: 0
- Compliance: 50
- Endowment Health: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Grant Deployment
- Grant deployment ratio: Limited
Cost Efficiency
- Grant expense ratio: 98.3%; rating input score 98; 89th percentile among comparable filings
Transparency
- Grant recipient disclosure: Scored; rating input score 0
Compliance
- Foundation 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
- Schedules: 1 filed schedules
- Filing history: 2 filing years from 2011 to 2012
- Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
- 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.
- High — Transparency: Grant recipient disclosure scored 0/100.