Vandergrift Improvement Programinc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
562488448
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Vandergrift, PA, USA
Phone
7245675286
Rating
64
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Economic Development

Reported finances

Revenue
$66,792
Expenses
$34,271
Assets
$197,949

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

People named in this filing

  • JULIE MARTIN (CHAIR)
  • MARILEE KESSLER (DIRECTOR)
  • CHRISTOPHER ZELONKA (DIRECTOR)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The vandergrift improvement program, inc. Is a not-for-profit organization made up of business, professional and civic minded people who are dedicated to the preservation & restoration of the town of vandergrift, pa. The organization's mission is to upgrade the quality of life by advancing the economic, cultural and civil welfare in vandergrift, pa.

What it reported doing in 2024

Promotion of the arts, administering the building facade program, and expanding access to the local community resources through programs and activities sponsored by the community.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 54
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 74
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 40.2%; rating input score 40
  • Program expense ratio: 78.3%; rating input score 78

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 48.7%; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.78; rating input score 86; 86th 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: -8.9% per year; rating input score 0; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -10.4% per year; rating input score 0; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -8.6% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 40.2% of revenue deployed · 78.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $27K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 40/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.