Zephyr Foundation
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 203335333
- IRS 990-PF coverage
- 2012–2012
- Forms available
- Form 990-PF 2012
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Phone
- 4155337813
- Rating
- 10
- Verdict
- AVOID
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Disaster Preparedness and Relief Services
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $0
- Expenses
- $51
Source: IRS Form 990-PF. Selected filing: tax year 2012. Amounts in USD.
Overview
Mission
Disaster Preparedness and Relief Services
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this foundation funds its work.
- Distribution model
- No current program activity. The filing reports no charitable disbursements for the current year.
The verdict
AVOID - The strongest available result is that the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of spending goes to grants and the filing does not identify all grant recipients.
Rating breakdown
- Grant Deployment: NotEnoughData
- Cost Efficiency: 0
- Transparency: 0
- Compliance: 50
- Endowment Health: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Grant Deployment
- Grant deployment ratio: Limited
Cost Efficiency
- Grant expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
Transparency
- Grant recipient disclosure: Scored; rating input score 0
Compliance
- Part VII-B activity disclosures: Limited
- Filing consistency checks: 3; rating input score 100
Endowment Health
- Endowment-health comparison: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
- Investments: Filed investments detail
- Consistency: 3 of 3 current checks pass
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
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.
- High — Cost Efficiency: Grant expense ratio scored 0/100.
- High — Transparency: Grant recipient disclosure scored 0/100.
- High — Grant Readiness: California registration: this organization is not authorized to operate as a charity in California.