Dover-eyota Dollars for Scholars

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
465045819
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2016–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Eyota, MN, USA
Phone
5079519368
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$31,879
Expenses
$36,050
Assets
$57,474

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JAMES NIGON (President)
  • JAMES HOBBS (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • JAMES NIGON (President)
  • JAMES HOBBS (Vice President)
  • TAMARA DEMUTH (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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Form 990-ez, part iii, primary exempt purpose- expand access to higher education for graduates at dover-eyota high school in the state of Minnesota by promoting the dollars for scholars program, devleoping an operational structure, raising funds for student aid distribution, and distributing awards on a fair and nondiscriminatory basis.

What it reported doing in 2024

Distribution of 43 scholarship awards

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

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 assets have declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 99
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 37
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • 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: -13.1%; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.59; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.6% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.9% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -2.6% per year; rating input score 0; 30th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 97.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $35K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2016 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 28/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 59/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.