Eastern Dakota Class A Conference

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
821905639
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2017–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2021
Location
Fargo, ND, USA
Phone
7014461065
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Recreational l Clubs

Reported finances

Revenue
$52,656
Expenses
$53,508
Assets
$89,404
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

People named in this filing

  • Dr Kris Arason (Director)
  • Ryan Salisbury (Director)
  • Dr Pam Cronin (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

To guide and control the interscholastic activity programs of its member North Dakota public high schools in order to promote the highest and most ethical standards in the conduct of said programs.

What it reported doing in 2024

The Eastern Dakota Class A Conference (EDC) served as the guide and control for interscholastic activity programs to its member schools. During FY2025, the EDC provided financial support for thirteen athletic events and six fine arts events, including the following: EDC Cross Country Championship, Boys JV Soccer Tournament, Boys Varsity Soccer scrimmages, EDC Girls Swimming & Diving Championships, Freshmen and C Volleyball Tournaments, Freshmen and C Basketball Tournaments, EDC Gymnastics Championships, Boys Swimming & Diving Championships, Junior Varsity Wrestling Tournament, EDC Baseball Tournament, EDC Softball Tournament, Academic Olympics, Band Ensemble Festival, Band Solo Festival, Vocal Solo and Ensemble Festival, Orchestra Solo and Ensemble Festival and EDC Speech Tournament.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 100% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 94
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 46
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 94%; rating input score 94
  • Program expense ratio: 92.6%; rating input score 93

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -1.6%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.67; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5.6%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.4% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.5% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7.4% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 94% of revenue deployed · 92.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $50K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2017 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 41/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 10/100.