Cascade 4-H Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
810341192
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2009, Form 990-N 2024
Location
Great Falls, MT, USA
Phone
4064546980
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Youth Development - Agricultural

Reported finances

Revenue
$88,532
Expenses
$71,806
Assets
$907,233
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ELIZABETH JENNINGS (PRESIDENT)
  • MICHELLE LEARDINI (VICE-PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • ELIZABETH JENNINGS (PRESIDENT)
  • MICHELLE LEARDINI (VICE-PRESIDENT)
  • ALLISON MCMASTER (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 cascade 4-h foundation's purpose is to aid and promote, by financial assistance and otherwise, 4-h programs for the development of youth and adults enrolled in 4-h in cascade county.

What it reported doing in 2024

Scholarships are awarded upon application to 4-h members who have excelled in their 4-h work and are attending a post secondary educational facility.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 49% for direct work, 15% for grants, and 37% for affiliated organizations.

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.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 76
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 69
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 84.9%; rating input score 85
  • Program expense ratio: 86.2%; rating input score 86
  • 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: Yes; rating input score 100
  • 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: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 18.9%; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 12.63; rating input score 69; 69th 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: 0.1% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.7% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.2% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 84.9% of revenue deployed · 86.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $62K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 21 of 21 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2012 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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.