Chaco Culture Conservancy

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
453951868
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Aztec, NM, USA
Phone
5053903980
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Single Organization Support

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$35,556
Expenses
$79,117
Assets
$94,238
Liabilities
$625

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

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JIM SPEICHER (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • OLIVIA THOMSEN (EXECUTIVE DI)
  • JIM SPEICHER (PRESIDENT)
  • MARY BETH KUDERIK (VICE PRESIDE)

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 mission of chaco culture conservancy is to inspire people to support, connect with, and learn about aztec ruins national monument and chaco culture national historical park through philanthropy and volunteer activities thus ensuring the preservation of the chacoan architectural landscapes, natural resources, and cultural heritage for present and future generations.

What it reported doing in 2024

The chaco culture conservancy (ccc) supports park projects that fall into 3 broad areas: preservation preservation is hard work on an ever-changing landscape full of cultural and natural heritage. Ongoing projects at both parks ensure that preservation remains at the forefront of our mission. Trails maintaining trails is an important part of public land management. The conservancy works to ensure that trails stay safe, accessible, and educational throughout these parks. Access the conservancy is passionate about promoting access to our public lands. We believe that bringing people into these parks will educate and inspire the next generation of stewards. In 2024 the ccc funded lidar scanning to document at-risk rooms in pueblo del arroyo, renovations at the volunteer campground, visitor center wifi at chaco, trails maintenance training for park employees and event support for aztec park's centennial and tribal consultation meetings. In addition to the program support accomplished in 2024, the ccc hired our first executive director leading to a year of substantive growth and adhievement in our ability to support the parks.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% 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 revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 96
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 22
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 89.8%; rating input score 90

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -122.5%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.19; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 53.5%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 80.2% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -93.6% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -37.1% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 89.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $71K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 7/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 51/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 2/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 30/100.