Virginia Operation Lifesaver Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 311709041
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2011–2014
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2014
- Location
- Petersburg, VA, USA
- Phone
- 8047329200
- Rating
- 80
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Safety Education
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $67,567
- Expenses
- $61,157
- Assets
- $10,215
- Liabilities
- $25,884
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2014. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
11 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- DERRICK MASON (PRESIDENT)
- M KATIE KISNER (VICE PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- DERRICK MASON (PRESIDENT)
- JOHN T HANNA (DIRECTOR)
- MELVIN C JONES (EXEC. DIRECTOR/REGIONAL COORD)
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 2014. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Organization is operated exclusively for charitable and educational purposes specifically to promote highway-rail grade crossing safety throughout the commonwealth of Virginia.
What it reported doing in 2014
During 2014, the organization held presentations, special events and safety conferences with exhibits/booths.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- 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
STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and liabilities are high compared with assets.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 67
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 34
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 64.3%; rating input score 64
- Program expense ratio: 71%; rating input score 71
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 9.5%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.17; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 2.53; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 49.5%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 53.1% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 24.5% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 78.8% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 64.3% of revenue deployed · 71% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $43K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 11 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 4 filing years from 2011 to 2014
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
- 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 — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 13/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 3/100.
- High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 3/100.