Vimy Restoration Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 943207407
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2015–2015
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2015
- Location
- Sausalito, CA, USA
- Phone
- 4153313883
- Rating confidence
- Limited
- Sector
- Historical Societies, Related Historical Activities
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $0
- Expenses
- $1,330
- Assets
- $780
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
2 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- JAY R STRAUSS (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)
People named in this filing
- JAY R STRAUSS (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)
- DEBBIE LUO (SECRATARY/CFO)
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 2015. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The organization's primary purpose is to educate children and adults about the early history of commercial aviation using the vickers vimy aircraft. By recreating the vickers vimy historic flights, thousands will be exposed to the history of aviation. The vimy project has been created to inspire the pioneers of tomorrow by providing a vivid reminder that only the brave and imaginative beings are to progress - never the critics and skeptics. The not-for-profit organization has a dedicated team of volunteers to not only keep this magnificent machine in the air, but to give lectures and slide shows to thousands around the world. Vickers vimy aircraft has been featured in the following publications: 1) www.vimy.org 2) national geographic magazine may 1995 and may 2000 3) national geographic tv documentary, "the greatest flight" 4) aeroplane 5) air & space 6) the east african 7) forbes 8) sports aviation 9) the Washington post without the financial support from many individuals and corporat
What it reported doing in 2015
Program support for educational flights of the vickers vimy aircraft.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
- Distribution model
- No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.
The verdict
- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 0
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 26
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: Limited
- Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: Limited
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.59; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: 0% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 2 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- 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.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 34/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 57/100.
- High — Grant Readiness: California registration: this organization is recorded as not currently operating in California.