Dowagiac Conservation Club

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
386089525
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Dowagiac, MI, USA
Phone
2697825508
Rating
59
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Wildlife Preservation, Protection

Reported finances

Revenue
$89,650
Expenses
$83,903
Assets
$200,213
Liabilities
$1,500

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CRAIG LYONS (PRESIDENT)
  • CYNTHIA BROSNAN (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • KEVIN GANO (DIRECTOR)
  • BERNARD HEROLD JR (DIRECTOR)
  • CHARLES BLUE (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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The organization's purpose and objectives are to advance the cause of conservation in all phases, to stimulate interest in and conserve the fish, game, soil, water and forestresources, to promote sound management of Michigan's natural resources and environment, and to promote sportsmanship, boating safety, hunter safety and gun safety education; to be non-political and non-sectarian.

What it reported doing in 2024

Youth education: provide tracks magazine to area schools, annual birds of prey or wetlands encounter programs, camp sponsorships, free fishing day, and rimfire gun education program; all to advance an appreciation of the out of doors to boys and girls.

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

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 37
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 57
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 35.9%; rating input score 36
  • Program expense ratio: 37.6%; rating input score 38

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 6.4%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.39; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.3% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.6% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.5% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 35.9% of revenue deployed · 37.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $32K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 36/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 38/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 57/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 30/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.