Blackland Income Growth Program Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
264123773
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2012–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Stephenville, TX, USA
Phone
2547146115
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Professional Societies & Associations

Reported finances

Revenue
$151,010
Expenses
$147,313
Assets
$56,344

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

People named in this filing

  • LOUIE MCDANIEL (HORTICULTURE CH)
  • JUSTIN RICHARD (Treasurer)
  • BRENT BATCHELOR (BIG Coordinator)

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

Blackland Income Growth Program (B.I.G.) is an open organization and as such, cordially invites and welcomes the full support of all persons having a personal interest in the general well-being of the agricultural and agri-business economy of the area. Educational programs conducted by B.I.G. serve people of all ages regardless of socioeconomic level, race, color, sex, religion, handicap or national origin. Each year Blackland Income Growth awards scholarships to outstanding 4-H members in Texas Blackland counties.

What it reported doing in 2024

Each year B.I.G. hosts a tour to an area of the United States to study various aspects of agriculture around the country. The 2024 tour went to Vermont and toured Shelburne Farms (Windmill Ranch), a historical education farm with a prominent windmill and protected land. Shelburne Farms is a well-known agricultural and educational non-profit that has preserved a large portion of its property for farming and conservation. The Tour also toured Trapp Brewery in Stowe, VT, a 30,000 square foot facility and historic brewery started in the 1940's. The group learned how the beers are made, and the purpose of each piece of equipment. The group was also able to tour McKnight Farm, a family-owned organic dairy, beef, and pork farm in central Vermont.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 91% 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 total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 99
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 36
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 97.6%; rating input score 98
  • 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: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 2.4%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.38; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.9% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -0.6% per year; rating input score 0; 25th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 97.6% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $147K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2012 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.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 41/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 31/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.