Virginia Burglar & Fire Alarm Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
541293895
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2020
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2020
Location
Midlothian, VA, USA
Phone
8005382322
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Fire Prevention

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,253
Expenses
$10,110
Assets
$52,341
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2020. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JAMES RAGSDALE (PRESIDENT)
  • WAYNE BOGGS (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • JAMES RAGSDALE (PRESIDENT)
  • WAYNE BOGGS (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • ROD MAITLAND (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 2020. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The purpose or purposes for which the association is organized is to promote mutual interest of the electrical protection industry; to foster cordial relations among the members; to stimulate wider and more extensive use of burglar alarms, fire alarms, and supervisory systems; to serve as a medium of exchange and dissemination to members of information applicable to the field of fire and burglar alarms; to cooperate with others on matters affecting the business and common interest of the members of the association; that the members be guided by a spirit of justice and honor in all their business activities and that they observe our code of ethics at all times.

What it reported doing in 2020

Conventions & meetings, publications, training and member services

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

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: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 40
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -706.9%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.18; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -18.5% per year; rating input score 0; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -7.9% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2010 to 2020
  • 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 — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 3/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.