Bannock County Historical Society Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
820372108
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2013–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Pocatello, ID, USA
Phone
2082330434
Rating
97
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$122,019
Expenses
$153,375
Assets
$190,190
Liabilities
$623

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

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ARLEN WALKER (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • ARLEN WALKER (PRESIDENT)
  • DEBRA MYERS (SECRETARY)
  • TOM EISENHAUER (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 purpose of this society shall be to bring together people interested in history, and especially in the history of bannock county and southeastern Idaho, for a better understanding of our democratic way of life and our development as a territory and state; for the acquisition and preservation of historical objects, documents, photographs, and other items; and for the dissemination of historical information and facts through meeting, programs, trips, and other meens deemed suitbale. (bannock county historical socieity constitution, article ii, purposes). With essentially only one program service, which is achieved through the operation of the bannock county museum, we work on this area of purpose as stated in our constitution. We have regular monthly meetings from september through may for the purpose of providing our members and other interested people an opportunity to hear speakers discuss our area's history. Monthly newsletters are mailed to members to keep them informed of socie

What it reported doing in 2024

Museum operation per stated purpose - see schedule o.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 88% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and liabilities are high compared with assets.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 35
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -25.7%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.24; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.8% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.1% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.4% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $153K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2013 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 6/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 48/100.