Wayne County Bar Association Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
232590246
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2014–2019
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2019
Location
Honesdale, PA, USA
Phone
5702532200
Rating
39
Verdict
REVIEW
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues

Reported finances

Revenue
$51,732
Expenses
$62,911
Assets
$48,811
Liabilities
$446

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2019. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • PAMELA WILSON (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • BRENDAN ELLIS (VICE PRESIDE)
  • JOSEPH RYDZEWSKI (TREASURER)
  • PAMELA WILSON (PRESIDENT)

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 2019. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Membership organization for attorneys and law professionals located in wayne county and surrounding areas which supports high professional standards and promotes community awareness of attributes of the legal profession.

What it reported doing in 2019

Makes grants to other exempt organizations to fund local scholarships, provide legal aid to residents in lower income levels, and especailly to safeguard children's welfare

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 73% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Transfer-based 990-EZ. The 990-EZ reports grants or member benefits, but it does not separate enough spending to show the nonprofit’s full delivery mix.

The verdict

REVIEW - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 10
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 32
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 16.4%; rating input score 16
  • Program expense ratio: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -21.6%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.78; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -6.9% per year; rating input score 0; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0.7% per year; rating input score 0; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -5% per year; rating input score 0; 26th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 16.4% of revenue deployed
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2014 to 2019
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 16/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 22/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 38/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 37/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.