Damariscotta Lake Watershed Association
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 010343953
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2015–2015
- Forms available
- Form 990 2014, Form 990-EZ 2015
- Location
- Jefferson, ME, USA
- Phone
- 2075493836
- Rating
- 73
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Water Resource, Wetlands Conservation and Management
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $182,522
- Expenses
- $179,637
- Assets
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
15 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- JOHN HARTMAN (President)
- CAROLYN HARDMAN (Vice President)
- JODY JONE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
People named in this filing
- JOHN HARTMAN (President)
- CAROLYN HARDMAN (Vice President)
- HUGH RIDDLEBERGER (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
Watershed conservaton managment and education.
What it reported doing in 2015
Water Quality protection: Measured levels of polluting phosphorus (twice) and within each of the 3water basins of Damariscotta Lake.Measured indicators of water quality (clarity & dissolved oxygen) 12 times during the summer to determine risk of algae blooms and fish kills.Determined estimate of phosphorus loading from erosion in the watershed using data we collected during the survey and created a final report on our findings to municipal officials and other community members.Developed a draft watershed protection plan required to access federal grants for controlling polluting phosphorus.Installed a barrier to limit the growth of the invasive aquatic plant (Hydrilla) at an infested cove to keep it from spreading into Damariscotta Lake.Conducted 11 surveys on Davis Stream (a tributary to Damariscotta Lake) for Hydrilla which is an aquatic invasive plant.Recruited, trained and supplied materials for over 60 volunteers to search the lake for aquatic invasive plants. Over 50% of the lake was monitored.Conducted 1,179 boat inspections looking for aquatic invasive plants at the state boat launch.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 97% 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
SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Assets have declined or grown slowly and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 66
- Transparency & Controls: 93
- Sustainability: 20
- Growth: 40
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 66.2%; rating input score 66
- Program expense ratio: 66.1%; rating input score 66
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 91.7%; rating input score 92; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 1.6%; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 27.8%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: 10.2% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -34.7% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 66.2% of revenue deployed · 66.1% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $119K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 15 people listed
- Consistency: 5 of 5 current checks pass
- Schedules: 4 filed schedules
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
- 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 — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 40/100.
- High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 14/100.