Dark Sky Coast Association
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 465135102
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2015–2019
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2019, Form 990-N 2014
- Location
- Harbor Springs, MI, USA
- Phone
- 2315268395
- Rating confidence
- Limited
- Sector
- Environmental Quality, Protection, and Beautification N.E.C.
Reported finances
- Expenses
- $27,915
- Assets
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2019. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
5 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- ROD SLOCUM (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- ROD SLOCUM (PRESIDENT)
- PERRY CLARK (SECRETARY)
- THOMAS BAILEY (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 2019. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The dark sky coast association is a non-profit organization supporting the development, protection and sustainability of michigans dark sky coast in northern emmet county.
What it reported doing in 2019
Contribution to emmet county parks and recreation department for continued development, protection and sustainability of Michigan's dark sky coast in northern emmet county.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.
The verdict
- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 31
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 10
- Growth: 0
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: Limited
- Program expense ratio: 82.8%; rating input score 83
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: Limited
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -1.7% per year; rating input score 0; 66th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -73.8% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -52.8% per year; rating input score 0; 14th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 82.8% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $23K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
- Consistency: 3 of 3 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 5 filing years from 2015 to 2019
- 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.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 12/100.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 52/100.