Citizens for Responsible Zoning and Landowner Rights Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 383983093
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2015–2017
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2017
- Location
- Grantsburg, WI, USA
- Phone
- 7155662464
- Rating
- 88
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Alliance/Advocacy
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $8,203
- Expenses
- $8,563
- Assets
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2017. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
5 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- JAMES ZEILER (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- JAMES ZEILER (PRESIDENT)
- JUDITH ZEILER (SECRETARY-TR)
- DAN WALD (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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2017. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
To educate people, government officials, and elected office holders at the local, state, and federal levels regarding the need for responsible zoning that fosters sustainable land use decisions and preserves the land for future generations to use and enjoy.
What it reported doing in 2017
Provided educational information to the public for use in assisting in land use decisions.
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 total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 98
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 25
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 99.5%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 95.3%; rating input score 95
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -4.4%; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 130% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 95.1% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 0% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 99.5% of revenue deployed · 95.3% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $8K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
- Consistency: 5 of 5 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 3 filing years from 2015 to 2017
- 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 37/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.