Walton Forward Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
465393783
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2015–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2022, Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2018
Location
Monroe, GA, USA
Phone
7702676594
Rating
62
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Environmental Quality, Protection, and Beautification N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$13,794
Expenses
$2,364
Assets
$25,305

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • TERI SMILEY (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • TERI SMILEY (PRESIDENT)
  • SUSAN SYKES (VICE PRESIDE)
  • CARRIE BOOHER (BOARD MEMBER)

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

Walton forward will serve the educational needs of the citizens of walton county, Georgia.

What it reported doing in 2024

To solicit donations from individuals, as well as public and private entities to support local educational programs in walton county, Georgia for youths and adults. These programs include, but are not limited to, the reality check program, the star student/teacher program, college probe fair, youth leadership walton, leadership walton, walton proud, and many other educational programs and services. Donations shall be utilized by walton forward in order to provide for the furtherance of the educational needs and training of the citizens of walton county including scholarships for post-secondary and vocational education, as well as leadership training for both youth and adults in walton county.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 93% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
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: 48
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 80
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 17.1%; rating input score 17
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 82.9%; rating input score 98; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 10.7; rating input score 92; 92nd 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: -32% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -38% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 9.6% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 17.1% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $2K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2015 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 17/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.