Desoto 4-H Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN: 721174294
IRS 990-EZ coverage: 2011–2024
Forms available: Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2010
Location: Grand Cane, LA, USA
Rating: 86
Verdict: STRONG
Rating confidence: Moderate
Sector: Youth Development - Agricultural

Reported finances

Revenue: $134,669
Expenses: $116,424
Assets: $110,962
Liabilities: $7,332

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

CAROL ADAMS (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

CAROL ADAMS (PRESIDENT)
MAURA GARDNER (TREASURER)
DEBORAH DEES (VICE PRESIDE)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The foundation through nonformal, research-based, experiential education activities, allows 4-h participants to gain knowledge and life skills that enable them to become positive, productive, capable and compassionate members of their communities.

What it reported doing in 2024

The foundation supports activities such as demonstrations, exhibits, livestock clinics, camps, leadership conferences, shooting sports events, safety, and food preparation, within rural desoto parish in northwest lousiana for approximately 538 4-h club members.

Operating model

Revenue model: Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and liabilities are high compared with assets.

Rating breakdown

Financial Efficiency: 90
Transparency & Controls: 82
Sustainability: 58
Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

Mission deployment rate: 84.6%; rating input score 85
Program expense ratio: 97.8%; rating input score 98

Transparency & Controls

Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

Operating margin: 13.5%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.95; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.07; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

Program expense growth: 7.2% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings
Revenue growth: 9.3% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
Asset growth: 8.2% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Details

Where the money goes: 84.6% of revenue deployed · 97.8% of spending went to programs
Governance: Filed governance answers
Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $114K in reported program spending
Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
Schedules: 3 filed schedules
Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 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 — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 58/100.
High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 28/100.