West Virginia Civic Education Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
923545297
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Charleston, WV, USA
Phone
3044440181
Rating
98
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution

Reported finances

Revenue
$163,521
Expenses
$105,405
Assets
$58,949
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Bruce Perrone (President)
  • Howard Seufer (Vice President)
  • Rebecca Tinder (Executive Director)

People named in this filing

  • Bruce Perrone (President)
  • Howard Seufer (Vice President)
  • Thomas Tinder (Secretary/Treasurer)

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 purpose for which the corporation is formed is to advance and promote the civic knowledge and education of all West Virginians, especially educators and students and to establish, support and conduct programs and activities designed to promote the public's knowledge and understanding of our Nation's founding documents, civic rights and responsibilities, civic engagement, citizenship. and the rule of law.

What it reported doing in 2024

WVCEF provided training for approximately 14 social studies elementary, middle and high school teachers in all parts of the state to educate hundreds of students in civics education by using grant funds focused on the We the People program and conducted classroom hearings, as well as professional development sessions for the 14 teachers throughout the school year. In addition, Project Citizen showcase hearings were held in a several classrooms in the state. WVCEF conducted We the People district and state competitions, with one group participating in the National Finals held outside Washington, DC. WVCEF supported West Virginia's second annual National Civic Learning Week event in March 2025, attended by more than 100 students, teachers, officials, and community leaders at the Supreme Court at the WV State Capitol.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filed totals do not add up and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 64
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

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: 35.5%; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.56; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 11.2%; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 90.1% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 66.5% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 194.4% per year; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $211K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 9 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 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 — Transparency & Controls: Part III program expenses within total did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 41/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 20/100.