War for Empire Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
020673476
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2010
Forms available
Form 990 2010
Location
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Phone
4122814783
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Commemorative Events

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,882
Expenses
$121,781
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2010. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2010. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The organization's purpose is to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the french and indian war, its primary goal is to raise awareness of this significant period in american history by providing leadership, direction, coordination and management of programs, capital projects and other initiatives developed to educate the public. The french and indian war commemorative effort continues to foster significant improvements in historic sites, k-12 educational programming, scholarly and exhibit-related initiatives, and a very visible and sustained public relations effort that has brought much needed new attention to this important chapter in history.

What it reported doing in 2010

War for empire, inc., d/b/a french and indian war 250, inc. (wfe) concluded its 250th anniversary multi-year programming on november 2008 (marked by the 250th anniversary of the naming of pittsburgh). In 2009, a comprehensive 94-page report, which reviewed all of the organization's activities and accomplishments, was produced and widely distributed. In january 2010, a formal plan of dissolution was approved by the wfe board and its sole member, the board of the allegheny conference of community development (accd). In 2010, the distribution of remaining assets was completed; the transfer of all remaining intellectual property was made to various french and indian war historic sites for their use, and all legal and financial filings were executed. In december 2010, wfe was dissolved.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 91% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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: 72
  • Accountability: 86
  • Sustainability: 3
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

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

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -3,037.1%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 29.8%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 6 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $103K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $155K · 7 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 15 of 15 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes grants and executive pay
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 10 filed related-organization links
  • 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 — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 9 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 2/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 12/100.