Class 4 Winds Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
262563455
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2015
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2015
Location
Amarillo, TX, USA
Phone
8066513400
Rating
71
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Energy Resources Conservation and Development

Reported finances

Revenue
$7,543
Expenses
$36,653
Assets
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

People named in this filing

  • TROY VAUGHN (EXECUTIVE CO)
  • SHERRY KUNKA (TREASURER)
  • WES REEVES (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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Class 4 winds, inc. Is a leading advocate of wind and renewable energy in a region that offers the most desirable wind in the world. Class 4 winds facilitates partnerships, promotes wind and renewable energy related interests, provides educational opportunities, and is a knowledgeable resource for wind and renewable energy communications for the region surrounding amarillo, Texas and extending into New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Colorado.

What it reported doing in 2015

As a member of the windows on a wider world program, class 4 winds (c4w) made more than 2 dozen presentations to students at their schools throughout the panhandle region, including 3 seminar days at the don harrington discovery center which featured a rotating schedule of 30-40 students per class for 8 different sessions. C4w spoke with 17 different civic organizations and county government groups about the economic impact of renewable energy and its implications to residents in the area. C4w held two seminars with 6-8 speakers at each event for members and non members to discuss renewable energy. In addition to the seminars a golf tournament and 7 sponsored luncheons were held to increase awareness of wind energy. C4w sent out a total of 52 electronic 2-page weekly newsletters to all members, along with some non-members including local county governments, economic development groups, landowners and potential members, focusing on any and all local happenings in the way of renewable energy in this region. C4w sent out 12 8-page monthly newsletters to all members and some non- members. The monthly newsletters usually expand on the stories that are in the weekly and try to be a little more in-depth when it comes to renewable energy topics. C4w gave interviews to the local tv stations and newspapers multiple times during the year and has become the go-to authority on renewable energy in the region. C4w was quoted in three national publications in 2014.

Operating model

Revenue model
Membership-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from membership dues.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 71% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 76
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 8
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 36.9%; rating input score 37

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -385.9%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -1.1% per year; rating input score 0; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -23.2% per year; rating input score 0; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -35.6% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 36.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $14K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2010 to 2015
  • 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: Program expense ratio scored 37/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 3/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 57/100.