Conservation Club of Kenosha County Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
390923333
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Kenosha, WI, USA
Phone
8477322472
Rating
69
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$634,196
Expenses
$420,504
Assets
$3,825,681
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

17 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Stan Raciak (Vice President)
  • Paul Coleman (President)

People named in this filing

  • Stan Raciak (Vice President)
  • Paul Coleman (President)
  • Karen Hartmann (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 business and purpose of CCKC shall be the preservation of game, game fish, birds and all natural resources and the promotion and preservation of the shooting sports; to procure the enactment of conservation law ensuring a better protection and management of game, fish, birds and natural resources; to promote cooperation by education and publicity in the proper enforcement of game laws and to provide means and opportunity for closer unity and fellowship among sportsmen, nature lovers and conservation-minded people. To promote and encourage the replenishing of our game coverts with game and the waters of our rivers and lakes with fish; to assist in feeding and preservation of wild life in case of emergency and to carry on a campaign of education to acquaint the public with our state's conservation program and the desirability of protecting our wildlife.

What it reported doing in 2024

Rifle, Pistol, and Shotgun Ranges; Archery Range with natural trail system; Open to public (non-members); Training venue for competitive high school shooting team in trap and skeet events; Training venue for marksmanship qualifications and ongoing proficiency for multiple police and sheriff departments from across Southern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois; Club facilities for member actives and outside community groups by rental; Maintain pond, creek, and wooded lands for habitat preservation and conservation of wildlife; Agricultural land for production of crops; Provide venue and volunteers for youth hunter safety course, and Boy Scouts merit badging.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 87% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 59
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 64
  • Sustainability: 87
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 59%; rating input score 59
  • Program expense ratio: 80%; rating input score 80
  • 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: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • 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: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 33.7%; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 9.1; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -2.5% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0.1% per year; rating input score 0; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.7% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 59% of revenue deployed · 80% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 16 of 16 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $336K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 17 people listed
  • Consistency: 21 of 21 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 59/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 6 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.