Bill L Rose Turfgrass Research Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
884191102
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Canby, OR, USA
Phone
5413426336
Rating
70
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Research Institutes and Public Policy Analysis

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$31,718
Expenses
$14,060
Assets
$74,253
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CRYSTAL FRICKER (PRESIDENT)
  • AUSTIN FRICKER (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • MATTHEW LAM (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • CRYSTAL FRICKER (PRESIDENT)
  • MCKAYLA FRICKER (SECRETARY)
  • AUSTIN FRICKER (VICE PRESIDENT)

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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of the foundation is to bridge the gap between the academic world and the real-world application of turfgrass research and development.

What it reported doing in 2025

The foundation is determined to continue innovation in the turfgrass industry through support of students and academic research programs across the united states. The foundation's goal is to bridge the academic world and real-world application of turfgrass research and development. Aiding students in the field of turfgrass research in achieving their education and research goals and participating in grass seed events. The foundation will help accomplish this goal by providing turfgrass science students with travel scholarships to events and field days and by awarding grants to academic programs engaged in sustainable turfgrass research and providing grants to people and organizations engaged in scientific research related to grass seed. Working to ensure more environmentally stable grass seed development.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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 revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 46
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 82
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 31.2%; rating input score 31
  • Program expense ratio: 70.5%; rating input score 70

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 55.7%; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.28; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 16% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -3.6% per year; rating input score 0; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 31.4% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 31.2% of revenue deployed · 70.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $10K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2022 to 2025
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 31/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.