Berrien County 4-H Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237019032
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Benton Harbor, MI, USA
Phone
2699444126
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$88,080
Expenses
$47,832
Assets
$1,374,814
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

19 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Karen Kietzer (President)
  • Tom Rossman (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Karen Kietzer (President)
  • Camille Stacey (Director)
  • Sarah Groff (Director)

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

Support 4-H youth through dedicated and sustained program funding. To grow, support and mentor our future leaders by promoting the 4 Hs head, heart, hands, health for all Berrien County youth.

What it reported doing in 2024

Supporting 4-H programs promoting life skills in the areas of leadership. citizenship, service, teamwork, responsibility, and skill development through a variety of projects. The funds provide opportunities for youth workshops and activities, community engagement, scholarships, and accomodations for all inclusiveness.

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 79% of the money available for current operations came from recurring investment income.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 68
  • Transparency & Controls: 93
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 81
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 77.6%; rating input score 78
  • Program expense ratio: 74%; rating input score 74
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • 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: 45.7%; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 28.74; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.8% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.6% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.8% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 77.6% of revenue deployed · 74% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 19 of 19 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $35K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 19 people listed
  • Consistency: 14 of 14 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes grants
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2012 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.