Balsam Lake Rod and Gun Club Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
900535127
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Balsam Lake, WI, USA
Phone
6128758515
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Recreation& Sports N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$128,276
Expenses
$132,422
Assets
$202,817
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BEN TRAYNOR (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • BEN TRAYNOR (PRESIDENT)
  • DYLAN RUCK (VICE PRESIDE)
  • DEB GRAHAMS (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. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission and purpose of the organization shall be to conduct rifle and trap shooting and maintain a club house and rifle range facilities for recreational purposes, and to promote and develop conservation projects as they pertain to wildlife and natural resources in the state of Wisconsin. The organization also strives to work with and promote hunter eductation and safety programs for youth in the community as well as working with various lake owners associations to develop and maintain public access sites to lakes and waterways in the community.

What it reported doing in 2024

The organization had over 850 people use the trap and rifle range during the year which included 400 wednesday, 400 sunday trap shooters and 50 high school shooters for 8 weeks with no charge to the students for targets. The local 4-h club used the facilities for their meetings at no cost and our organization also sponsored the 22 youth shoot, training and teaching shooting skills, and gun safety classes to youth in the area. The organization provided handicap hunting during a special season on the gun club land. In addition, members also helped clean and keep local lake accesses open. The organization gave 1,500 in scholarships and a food plot was put into the property for the handicap shooters.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 87% 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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 87
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 48
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 94.4%; rating input score 94
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -3.2%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.53; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 19.8% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.3% per year; rating input score 100; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.3% per year; rating input score 100; 35th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 94.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $125K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 21 of 21 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2020 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 32/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 52/100.