West Virginia Independence Hall Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
550477251
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2014–2023
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2023
Location
Wheeling, WV, USA
Phone
3042431329
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$886
Expenses
$1,132
Assets
$7,261

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • GERRY REILLY (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • GERRY REILLY (PRESIDENT)
  • COURT MICKER (VICE-PRESIDE)
  • JOSEPH LAKER (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 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To cooperate with the state of wv to preserve, restore, and maintain the site of the state's birthplace and to provide a stable, permanent and secure archival environment for permanent exhibits reflecting history of the state.

What it reported doing in 2023

The wv independence hall foundation provides support to preserve, restore, and maintain the site of the state's birthplace and to provide a stable, permanent and secure archival environment for permanent exhibits reflecting the history of the state. Their main source of revenue comes from the sales of items in the independence hall shop for which they have responsibility over. The foundation's goal is to help attract people to visit independence hall through various public and educational events.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 92% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 98
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 42
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 95.6%; rating input score 96

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -27.8%; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 6.41; rating input score 87; 87th 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: -15% per year; rating input score 0; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -25.1% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -12.5% per year; rating input score 0; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 95.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $1K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 13 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2014 to 2023
  • 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 20/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.