Xavier University Alumni Association of Chicago

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
364127649
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2016–2017
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2017
Location
South Holland, IL, USA
Phone
8473700684
Rating
62
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alumni Associations

Reported finances

Revenue
$31,228
Expenses
$20,889
Assets
$17,042

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2017. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

2 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Chantel Schakleford (President)

People named in this filing

  • Chantel Schakleford (President)
  • Charla Travis (Secretary)

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 2017. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The Xavier University Alumni Association of Chicago, Inc. (XUAAC) was established in 1951 in Chicago, IL as an affiliate of the National Alumni Association of Xavier University of Louisiana and operates as a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization (Federal Identification Number: 72-0635884, Group Exemption Number: 0928). The Association is comprised of an all-volunteer group of Xavier University alumni members in Chicago who share a common goal of meeting the needs of the University and the students it serves from a local perspective.

What it reported doing in 2017

The objectives and aims of the Association shall be:-To maintain a close relationship between its members and Xavier University of Louisiana, the University.-To provide financial support to the University.-To provide financial assistance directly to University students.-To further the influence and interests of the University whenever and wherever possible.-To promote, strengthen and maintain the philosophy, aims and purposes of the University.-To foster and preserve friendly relations among Xavier University Alumni.-To promote allegiance and encourage demonstration of respect and honor to those who have contributed to the preservation and strengthening of the University and its ideals.-To aid in the publication and dissemination of information concerning the Association and its activities.-To symbolize allegiance in our lives as a virtue gloriously shared by all University Alumni.-To promote moral, mental, economic, and social well-being of the Associations members.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 73% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue has grown recently. 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: 46
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 59
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 38.7%; rating input score 39
  • Program expense ratio: 57.9%; rating input score 58

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 33.1%; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.82; rating input score 42; 42nd 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: -44.7% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.4% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 90.9% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 38.7% of revenue deployed · 57.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $12K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 2 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2016 to 2017
  • 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 39/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 58/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 42/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.