Arlington Gem and Mineral Club
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 751704434
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2016–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2019
- Location
- Arlington, TX, USA
- Phone
- 8172772286
- Rating
- 74
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Natural History, Natural Science Museums
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $85,383
- Expenses
- $81,851
- Assets
- $156,167
- Liabilities
- $3,690
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
12 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- RICK ALLEN (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- RICK ALLEN (PRESIDENT)
- SHANE SLAUGHTER (SECRETARY)
- JAN JONES (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 primary objective of the arlington gem and mineral club (agmc) is to promote public interest and education in earth sciences, lapidary arts, in addition to many other artistic pursuits. Agmc organizes and conducts educational classes in these areas and sponsors events, such as educational shows, exhibitions and contests, which support its educational mission. The club's initiatives extend to museum exhibits, public and private school programs, and partnerships with other nonprofit organizations to foster educational opportunities.
What it reported doing in 2024
The arlington gem and mineral club (agmc) promotes public interest in earth sciences, lapidary arts, and other related fields. To achieve this, agmc conducts educational classes taught by member volunteers and regularly offers workshops to advance and develop member skills. The club maintains a fully equipped lapidary shop, silversmithing and glass fusing facilities and other equipment which members use during classes and labs.agmc holds monthly public meetings, which include a potluck dinner, a guest speaker or program, and a general business session. Agmc also organizes various field trips, ranging from mineral collecting expeditions to museum visits, that support members' educational interests. Additionally, agmc hosts an annual gem and mineral show which is open to the public with educational exhibits, children's activities and vendors offering rocks, gems, fossils and other items relevant to artistic pursuits.the club publishes a monthly newsletter, accessible to the public on its website, containing educational articles and updates on club activities. Agmc also maintains a social media presence to engage the public and promote the club's mission and events.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Earned-program. 75% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 71
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 53
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 70.1%; rating input score 70
- Program expense ratio: 73.1%; rating input score 73
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 4.1%; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.91; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -4.2% per year; rating input score 0; 37th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 4% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 10.7% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 70.1% of revenue deployed · 73.1% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $60K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 6 filing years from 2016 to 2024
- 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 — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 53/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 25/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.