Conquistador Council Bsa

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
850102304
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Roswell, NM, USA
Phone
5756223461
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,709,712
Expenses
$1,650,632
Assets
$2,929,049
Liabilities
$231,396

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

19 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ROBERT FLYNN (VICE PRESIDENT- PROGRAM)
  • DREW CLOUTIER (VICE PRESIDENT - ENDOWMENT)
  • CHRIS LAUDERMANN (COUNCIL PRESIDENT)
  • MIKE HUNTER (VICE PRESIDENT - ADMINISTRATIO)
  • JULIANA HALVORSON (VICE PRESIDENT - MARKETING)
  • JIMMY ALLISON (VICE PRESIDENT- DISTRICT OPERA)

Highest reported compensation

  • KARL SHELTON (SCOUT EXECUTIVE & SECRETARY): $158,578 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of scouting america is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetime by instilling in them the values of the scout oath and law.

What it reported doing in 2025

The conquistador council - scouting america, also known as scouting america conquistador council, is a local council chartered by scouting, in southeastern New Mexico to administer scouting programs. The council's mission is to offer educational programs designed to build character, promote citizenship, and develop personal fitness for youth and young adults. Over 100 adults volunteer within the council's seven county area of southeastern New Mexico to provide assistance to approximately 418 youth. The council is in the midst of year five of a 5-year strategic plan aimed specifically at achieving five overarching goals: 1 - grow youth market share to 2%. 2 - retain 70% of youth on an annual basis. 3 - modernize and rebrand our properties through capital improvements. 4 - sustain operations through renewed efforts in individual and foundation support. 5 - increase and diversify engagement in volunteer infrastructure.

Operating model

Revenue model
Affiliate-supported. 75% of the money available for current operations came from contributions from related organizations.
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 liabilities are high compared with assets.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 75
  • Transparency & Controls: 74
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 46
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 73.1%; rating input score 73
  • Program expense ratio: 75.3%; rating input score 75
  • Fundraising efficiency: $78.4 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • 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: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 3.5%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.77; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.08; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 9.6%; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.4% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.9% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.6% per year; rating input score 100; 29th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 73.1% of revenue deployed · 75.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 19 of 19 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $159K · 19 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 30 of 30 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2012 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 38/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 38/100.