Eco Servants

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
201272940
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Ruidoso, NM, USA
Phone
5758081204
Rating
70
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Natural Resources Conservation and Protection

Reported finances

Revenue
$735,733
Expenses
$806,306
Assets
$151,191
Liabilities
$7,754

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

Leadership & pay

2 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JOHN TERRELL (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • JOHN TERRELL (PRESIDENT)
  • EARL BELL (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. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Natural resource preservation and restoration

What it reported doing in 2024

Detail of projects for the year: both ycc and americorps detail of projects for the year: both ycc and americorps "flood damage assessment residences and structures. "new trail built: 5 miles "restored: 17 miles "built 25,000 sandbags to help with flood relief efforts. "removed noxious weeds throughout lincoln county "constructed: making new trails available by implementing safety measures, making handicapped accessible, or environmental protection measures such as boardwalks, grading, trail-blazing, converting a railroad bed to a trail, etc. That make trails newly available, "these trails were constructed due to the user created trails in the area were dangerous and unsustainable. Reroutes new trails improved the condition of the previous portion of trails so that they are now more sustainable and user friendly. "treated: removed trees covering trail treads, removed invasive species, planted native plants, built riparian buffers, improved tread/corridor of existing trail or made changes to increase the trail lifespan, removed unsafe trail structures, repaired damage caused by visitor use, made changes to increase accessibility, cleared of natural debris (such as fallen trees/limbs and hazardous fuel) and unnatural debris (such as disaster debris and improperly disposed waste). Created trail sign plans and installed signs for user's trail safety and orientation to help reduce users getting lost. "improving tread by removing berms from edge of trail, restoring flat out- sloped trail and removed vegetation from the tread "changes to increase accessibility by clearing corridor of vegetation "changes to increase trail lifespan by building grade-dips to shed water repaired tread affected by erosion "repair damage caused by visitor usage by repairing ruts and braiding "reduce vegetation that covers trail tread and provide erosion routes and areas on the trail that is hazardous. "provides clear access to users, emergency agencies if needed and reduces fuels for wildfire reduction. "assisted the village of ruidoso with numerous projects throughout the village, alto lake, grindstone, wingfield park, noxious weed removal. "greentree solid waste authority with an electronic recycling event. The event brought in 2 tons of waste. "various gps projects for training, skill set enhancement and identifying endanger species habitats. "rock armoring on numerous trail systems. "built fences and wattle projects "supported usfs on the rebuilding of campground in south fork fire area "reduced fuels to reduce wildfire threats and reduced encroaching trees. After project completed: "americorps program was terminated therefore no summer ycc member received scholarships

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 100% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 6
  • Sustainability: 26
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 96.1%; rating input score 96
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -9.6%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.19; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.05; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.7% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.2% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.5% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 96.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 4 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $775K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 2 people listed
  • Consistency: 24 of 24 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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.

  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 17/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 9/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 52/100.