West Highland Historical Foundation
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 993003717
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2023–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- Fayette, AL, USA
- Phone
- 2052706280
- Rating
- 65
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Historical Societies & Historic Preservation
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $43,770
- Expenses
- $551
- Assets
- $43,770
- Liabilities
- $1,609
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
7 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Valerie Branyon (President and Director)
- Katelyn Vann (Vice President and Director)
People named in this filing
- Valerie Branyon (President and Director)
- Katelyn Vann (Vice President and Director)
- Andrea McCollum (Secretary and Director)
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
The West Highland Historical Foundation is a non-profit corporation whose definitive purpose is to restore and reform the historical African American West Highland High School located in Fayette, AL. Our goal is to transform what is now a diminished and overlooked historical facility, into a community wide recreational center, by raising funds and by applying for grants. By restoring the West Highland High School into a county-wide recreational center, we can supply Fayette County with a variety of outlets that serve a greater purpose. Providing programs that will deter our community from turning to crime and drugs, elevated teenage pregnancy rates, unemployment, and ultimately providing relief for the poor and under-privileged. The West Highland High School is in one of the poorest areas in the county. We plan to incorporate a museum that will focus on the educational struggles of African Americans and promote a tourist attraction. We also plan to offer amateur sports activities.
What it reported doing in 2024
We accomplished setting up the non-profit organization in 2023. This Year we advertised our services thru the website and we tried to get the word out thru social media and by attending county Fair (Set up Booth at the County Fair). The Fayette County School Board donated the deed to the Historic African American school and 16 acres of land in August of 2024. We obtained quotes to repair roof. Mowed property that had not been mowed all year and cleaned up grounds and interior main hall. The citizens that have heard of the project are excited. Many want the old African American High School saved and they like the idea of making it a Recreational Center for all to enjoy activities and programs at the building that will assist the community. We looked into grants that we can apply for. We met with potential major doner (Alabama Power). We applied for Community Project Grant thru Federal Government. However, we did not receive it.
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
SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and program spending has declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 36
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 85
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 1.2%; rating input score 1
- Program expense ratio: 94.4%; rating input score 94
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 98.7%; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 79.44; rating input score 99; 99th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.04; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -135.4% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 175.2% per year; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 198.6% per year; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 1.2% of revenue deployed · 94.4% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $520 in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
- Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
- 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 1/100.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 23/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.