Ecohydrology Research Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
261400596
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2014–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2020, Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Woodland, CA, USA
Phone
5302194750
Rating
73
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Research Institutes and/or Public Policy Analysis

Reported finances

Revenue
$141,913
Expenses
$111,626
Assets
$65,368
Liabilities
$30,290

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

Leadership & pay

2 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • NIALL MCCARTEN (President)
  • ROXANNE BITTMAN (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • NIALL MCCARTEN (President)
  • ROXANNE BITTMAN (Vice President)

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

Ecohydrology research, inc. Was formed to conduct and coordinate research projects under the direction of the us department of defense.

What it reported doing in 2024

Research specifically related to wetlands and other hydrological systems.

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
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. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 75
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 52
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 68.4%; rating input score 68
  • Program expense ratio: 87%; rating input score 87

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 21.3%; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.59; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.46; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6.8%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -3.9% per year; rating input score 0; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -8.3% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -12.4% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 68.4% of revenue deployed · 87% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $97K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 2 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2014 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
  • 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 — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 42/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 11/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 22/100.