Washington School Neighbors

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
824191162
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2018–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Holland, MI, USA
Rating
46
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Community, Neighborhood Development

Reported finances

Revenue
$15,702
Expenses
$16,591
Assets
$13,511
Liabilities
$242

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KATHLEEN THORNHILL (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • BETH CANAAN (DIRECTOR)
  • KATHLEEN THORNHILL (PRESIDENT)
  • JOYCE MOTT (SECRETARY)

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

To equip and empower residents to participate in the development of their neighborhood by contributing their individual assets and diverse perspectives to enrich the entire community.

What it reported doing in 2024

1. Created space through regular events that allow residents to connect with one another and build stronger relationships. 2. Establishing an asset library for neighbors to share and exchange tools, games, skills, and time. 3 educating residents on grants and resources available to enhance quality of life. 4. Attending city council meetings and encouraging greater participation in city decisions inpacting our neighborhood. 5. Inviting all neighborhood resdidents to participate in maintaining our community gardens.

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

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 17
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 32
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 17.4%; rating input score 17
  • Program expense ratio: 16.5%; rating input score 17

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -5.7%; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.81; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 57.5%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 10.2% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0.4% per year; rating input score 0; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.8% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 17.4% of revenue deployed · 16.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $3K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2018 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 17/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 17/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 35/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 41/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 2/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 26/100.