Wayne Lions Charities Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
223424435
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2022
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2022, Form 990-N 2013
Location
Wayne, NJ, USA
Phone
9736920001
Rating
56
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Private Independent Foundations

Reported finances

Revenue
$15,775
Expenses
$10,425
Assets
$19,645

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JOHN TAGGART (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • JOHN TAGGART (PRESIDENT)
  • JUDITH GORSKI (1ST VICE PRE)
  • LOUIS ZECCA (2ND VICE PRE)

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 2022. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To assist blind individuals.

What it reported doing in 2022

Donations made to various organizations to further blind invidiuals care and for the education of the blind.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 78% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. 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: 39
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 63
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 33%; rating input score 33
  • Program expense ratio: 50%; rating input score 50

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 33.9%; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.88; rating input score 60; 60th 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: -10.7% per year; rating input score 0; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -6.9% per year; rating input score 0; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.7% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 33% of revenue deployed · 50% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $5K 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: 9 filing years from 2010 to 2022
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 33/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 50/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.