Warrick Dunn Charities Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
421545318
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Decatur, GA, USA
Phone
4042737025
Rating
90
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Housing Support

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$723,583
Expenses
$873,380
Assets
$1,476,694
Liabilities
$8,789

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

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BRIEN CRAFT (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • WHITNEY A JACKSON (EXECUTIVE DI): $3,400 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Inspired by the life journey of our founder, warrick dunn charities, inc. Empowers families to break the cycle of generational poverty and improve their quality of life. Through programs like "home for the holidays", which provides furnished homes and financial assistance to single-parent families; "count your future", which teaches financial literacy; "sculpt", which promotes health and wellness; and our "hearts for community service scholarships", we address poverty, hunger, and economic challenges to create lasting change in communities.

What it reported doing in 2024

Count on your future program promotes financial empowerment by providing residents of metro atlanta with tools and resources to help them with their financial future. Participants who complete the free 'count on your future' spring or fall workshops will receive up to 500 in matching funds toward opening and sustaining an investment account, a no obligation financial analysis, a debt recovery plan, and are paired with a financial representative for up to two years. In 2024, we served 2 participants through our coyf program.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 92% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 55% for direct work, and 45% for grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 38
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 84.6%; rating input score 85
  • Fundraising efficiency: $10.27 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -20.7%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.69; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0.4%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.7% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.5% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 9.5% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 84.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 14 of 14 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $739K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $3K · 15 people listed
  • Consistency: 30 of 30 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 39/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 9/100.