Zelson Charitable Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
436851264
IRS 990-PF coverage
2010–2013
Forms available
Form 990-PF 2013
Location
St Louis, MO, USA
Phone
3145693079
Rating
59
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Named Trusts N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$6,821
Expenses
$27,316

Source: IRS Form 990-PF. Selected filing: tax year 2013. Amounts in USD.

Overview

Mission

Named Trusts N.E.C.

What it reported funding in 2013

The foundation reported 6 grants totaling $25,100. The stated grant purpose was general purpose.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 66% of the foundation's positive operating resources came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The foundation distributed 100% of its reported charitable disbursements as grants.
  • Includes asset-sale income: Asset-sale income is shown separately from recurring resources when classifying the revenue model.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and the filing identifies who received its grants. Assets provide a limited cushion relative to annual grants.

Rating breakdown

  • Grant Deployment: NotEnoughData
  • Cost Efficiency: 92
  • Transparency: 100
  • Compliance: 100
  • Endowment Health: 4

Detailed rating inputs

Grant Deployment

  • Grant deployment ratio: Limited

Cost Efficiency

  • Grant expense ratio: 91.9%; rating input score 92; 66th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency

  • Grant recipient disclosure: Yes; rating input score 100

Compliance

  • Part VII-B activity disclosures: 19 of 19 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Property sale or exchange with a disqualified person: Pass
    • Borrowing from or lending to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Goods, services, or facilities involving a disqualified person: Pass
    • Compensation paid to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Assets transferred to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Payment to a government official: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior self-dealing: Pass
    • Prior-year undistributed income: Pass
    • Excess business holdings: Pass
    • Investments that may jeopardize charitable purposes: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior-year jeopardizing investments: Pass
    • Attempt to influence legislation: Pass
    • Attempt to influence an election: Pass
    • Grants to individuals: Pass
    • Grants to organizations: Pass
    • Spending for a noncharitable purpose: Pass
    • Funds received for a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Premiums paid on a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Prohibited tax-shelter transaction: Pass
  • Filing consistency checks: 7; rating input score 100

Endowment Health

  • Endowment-health comparison: 0; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Grants: 100% of grant recipient detail disclosed
  • Trustees: Filed trustees detail
  • Self-dealing: 100% of reviewed questions answered “No”
  • Investments: 4th percentile for endowment coverage
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2010 to 2013
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 7 filed money-flow records
  • 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 — Endowment Health: Endowment-health comparison scored 4/100.